Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] take [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the first reason was religious : ‘ part of the leiges has taken new opinions of the scripture , and has done against the law and ordinance of holy kirk ’ . |
| 2 | Mr Ben Ali had a few minor constitutional changes to offer , but the absence of substantive concessions to the opposition parties has taken some of the gloss off his big day . |
| 3 | However , the radius of commuting tends to be more circumscribed , so that conflict between local residents and incoming urban dwellers has taken other forms . |
| 4 | He admits , though , that moving the baton in three dimensions does take some getting used to . |
| 5 | PROFS has to take some of the credit ( or blame ) for IBM 's ability to recycle its people . |
| 6 | I mean the furore about actually leasing trains has taken several years to develop erm And you just have to look at at the moment now and he does n't know if he 's sinking or swimming basically . |
| 7 | Much of the work on these themes has taken Victorian middle-class English society as its context . |
| 8 | But it must be remembered that the process of evolving acceptable accounting standards has taken many years . |
| 9 | Although not a political organisation , B'nai B'rith Women has taken high-profile stands on contentious political issues . |
| 10 | Although not a political organisation , B'nai B'rith Women has taken high-profile stands on contentious political issues . |