Example sentences of "they have taken a [adj] [noun sg] " 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 have taken a major stake in Crane Holdings . |
| 7 | 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 . |