Example sentences of "they have taken a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aberdeen arrived back from Turin this afternoon , knowing they 'd taken a major step towards the quarter finals of the Cup Winners Cup . |
| 2 | We crossed several large meadows before working along steep , loose flanks , rich with flowers but not a route for mules , wherever they were — they had taken a different line . |
| 3 | The closed blades were not smeared with blood , and nothing about the scissors screamed out that they had taken a human life . |
| 4 | Their circumstances had changed : Mr Singh had a full-time job , they had taken a big step and purchased their council house and Mrs Singh now felt that she needed permanent work herself . |
| 5 | The feminists thought the whole structure was rotten , but they had taken a particular dislike to Pilger . |
| 6 | They had taken an early lead with four points from Damien Short but when Oliver Lennon was sent off for a high challenge they were plunged into temporary disarray . |
| 7 | They had taken an occasional coffee together after shopping , but this was a new experience . |
| 8 | The freedom of the city was the highest honour it could bestow , and this has been granted to the Royal Engineers in 1949 ; since then they had taken an active part in the life of the city . |
| 9 | They have taken a major stake in Crane Holdings . |
| 10 | As well as setting up a register the Act will eventually make it illegal for people to handle food until they have taken a basic food hygiene certificate . |
| 11 | The tribunal will only allow a trader 's appeal against such a direction if it considers that Customs could not reasonably have been satisfied : for example , if Customs have ignored a relevant matter or if they have taken an irrelevant matter into account . |
| 12 | Most are still able to keep themselves hidden until they have taken an irreversible hold on a person 's body . |