Example sentences of "[adv] taken a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The only staff who have not taken a drop in their pay packets are manager Steve Coppell , his assistant Alan Smith and the players . |
| 32 | Because saves are not taken a target with only 1 wound will be slain if it takes damage , there is therefore no need to roll the D4 to decide the number of wounds . |
| 33 | Had he not taken a vow of celibacy ? |
| 34 | Especially as apparently you 'd gone out in a hurry and not taken a handbag . |
| 35 | The President had given Mueller an inch , but he had already taken a mile . |
| 36 | She had hardly taken a couple of steps before she was surrounded by clubgoers , and was forced to swallow a quick rush of impatience , summoning up her brightest smile as she accepted their compliments . |
| 37 | By the way , have you ever taken a cat 's paw-prints ? ’ |
| 38 | There 's the River Thames — how many of our local people have ever taken a holiday on the River Thames ? erm and we have many hire boats down there which offer a very good holiday at a very good price . |
| 39 | Britain has always taken a stand against bullies and tyrants to ensure that we can live in a safe world and I pray that our resolution to do this will remain undiminished . |
| 40 | The Smiths , who had always taken a leaf out of Factory 's books by designing their visual imagery behind heavy subtlety , now showed a deliberately provocative front . |
| 41 | In writing this I am acutely aware that the energy of commitment fuelled by the gravity of the situation in the Philippines has once more taken a hold of me . |
| 42 | Both twins and the three men had later taken a taxi to the barn at Uckington , whichg had been rebuilt . |
| 43 | It is not the easiest thing in the world to enter a closed order and have a chit-chat with a monk , who has most probably taken a vow of silence . ’ |
| 44 | The director had probably taken a room for her there tonight assuming she 'd look for something more suited to her purse in her own time . |
| 45 | DEC has also taken a booth at this week 's SunWorld expo in San Francisco to make an aggressive bid to entice SunOS applications and user to Alpha . |
| 46 | The Murdoch image has also taken a knock with the failure of Media Partners , when investors proved unwilling to back his management style . |
| 47 | B has also taken a washing machine which cost £200 and which had a selling price of £280 from the business for personal use . |
| 48 | ‘ Besides , ’ Madame added , when she herself had also taken a sweet , ‘ it is a complete nonsense . ’ |
| 49 | I 've often taken a board and gone sailing in Poole Harbour , the second largest natural harbour in the world . |
| 50 | The route has now taken a bit of hammering with a Yugoslav bagging the third ascent and Sean Myles and Andy Pollitt steaming in for the fourth and fifth ascents soon afterwards . |
| 51 | But the call-offs mean that he has now taken a step nearer being involved . ’ |
| 52 | He 's now taken a step upwards or sideways or whatever it is , he 's gone to the Met Office Headquarters , and he 's more concerned with other matters . |
| 53 | Shaun 's last years at school had been difficult he 'd even taken a swing at a teacher at one point — and he 'd earned a reputation for the motherless Hammond boys that Wayne had found himself sharing even though he 'd done nothing to earn it . |
| 54 | She has even taken a group of clients on holiday . |
| 55 | It is even taken a step further . |
| 56 | Well taken a lot . |
| 57 | ‘ You have n't taken a shine to the girl , have you ? ’ |
| 58 | Tell them the company has n't taken a stance at all , that our analysts are still working on it . " |
| 59 | Rachel had n't taken a lot of notice of the young SHO — she had been more interested in her own circle of friends at the time — but he had been a frequent visitor at the Stevenses ' home and she knew her parents had liked him and had been pleased at the prospect of him becoming their son-in-law . |
| 60 | ‘ I have n't taken a penny in wages since we opened the shop and in the past five months Douglas has n't had a wage either . |