Example sentences of "has taken a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until I can do this , the entire complex cascade I have described in the previous section , and which has taken a decade of work to map , might simply turn out to be a consequence of a bad taste in the chick 's mouth and nothing to do with learning and memory at all . |
| 2 | Cray Research Inc has taken a hit from Standard & Poor 's Corp , which lowered its subordinated debt rating to triple-B-minus from triple-B and it revised the ratings outlook to stable from negative , affecting about $106m of rated debt . |
| 3 | NEC Corp has taken a hit from Standard & Poor 's Corp , which has placed the A-1 commercial paper rating of the NEC Industries Netherlands BV finance subsidiary on CreditWatch with negative implications , citing intensifying competition from local and international firms in Japan 's personal computer market , creating further pressure on profitability . |
| 4 | A prison inmate has taken a member of staff hostage in a cell . |
| 5 | The Commission has shown that it is able to act with relative speed under this procedure and has taken a variety of actions under it , including ordering a party to supply another party , refusing to allow undertakings to acquire further shares in a company in a takeover situation , ordering the cessation of predatory pricing and an order requiring the execution of a detailed supply agreement under which the Commission was to be notified of any price changes by the offending party or any case where it was unable to fulfil orders . |
| 6 | WALLPAPER designer Osborne & Little has taken a pasting in France . |
| 7 | WALLPAPER designer Osborne & Little has taken a pasting in France . |
| 8 | However , a student who has performed outstandingly well in the HNC/HND examinations or has taken a combination of units particularly well matched with the requirements of the degree course may be considered for exemption from appropriate parts ( normally up to half ) of the second-year ( or the part-time equivalent ) of the degree course . |
| 9 | ‘ Your uncle has taken a job in Italy , ’ Louise said momentously . |
| 10 | This has taken a number of forms and has not spread as widely as some of its supporters might have hoped . |
| 11 | The Scottish Office has taken a number of initiatives on homelessness , as the hon. Gentleman knows . |
| 12 | Therefore the Commission has taken a number of actions to attempt to minimise its occurrence . |
| 13 | While making it easier for people to build up considerable capital assets , and to pass these on intact , the Government has taken a number of measures that have allowed many people to acquire capital assets for the first time . |
| 14 | The School has taken a number of steps to maintain these numbers by continual monitoring and updating the programmes it offers ; the Financial Studies degrees have recently been re-structured to make them more attractive to students wishing to enter the financial services industry ; Mathematics continues to expand the portfolio of the degree combination it offers . |
| 15 | Leeds , UK-based VisionWare Ltd is supposed to announce its fourth product at Xhibition this week , but since it has taken a vow of silence everyone will have to wait until Thursday to find out what 's going on . |
| 16 | He sleeps on the floor , rises at 4.10am , is in his own words ‘ fanatical ’ about dusting , and has taken a vow of chastity and celibacy . |
| 17 | Staff Nurse Edna Wilson has taken a diploma in aromatherapy — massage with exotic oils . |
| 18 | Staff Nurse Edna Wilson has taken a diploma in aromatherapy — massage with exotic oils . |
| 19 | On this occasion she is at a posh party , where she has taken a glass of champagne , but only ‘ to be sociable ’ — a motive which in anyone else would have driven Patrick to contemplate another of the umpteen blows he feels like unleashing — when the novelist unleashes one of his phonological jokes , which play on vagaries of pronunciation . |
| 20 | But this first night has taken a lot of work . |
| 21 | Evergreen Gordon Strachan added his vote too , saying : ‘ He has taken a lot of stick and I know that feeling ; that sick-to-your stomach feeling after a costly mistake , like a missed penalty . |
| 22 | Now listen answer the question I asked you , answer the question I asked you , she has taken a lot of drugs in the past , not Prozac . |
| 23 | Closer to home the constant noise through the night has taken a lot of people in Abingdon by surprise . |
| 24 | It has taken a lot of chef 's skills away but it speeds everything up . |