Example sentences of "[vb base] taken a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't believe it 's just me you 've taken a violent dislike to — ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Well , Charles , I 've taken a good look at your latest victim . |
| 3 | out so you just , so maybe just , maybe , I 've taken a slight hard line to say no , people have got to make a wee bit effort too , but maybe in fact |
| 4 | ‘ Obviously we 've taken a close look at Oddbins , ’ says Ann Tonk , standing in Victoria Wine 's smartly re-fitted ‘ Family Group 1 ’ store in London 's Hampstead High Street . |
| 5 | We 've taken a selected range of apartments in and around Malia , where you 'll be welcome to mix with the crowd and enjoy all of the facilities and club activities . |
| 6 | But now we 've taken a short cut through the getting-to-know-you games . |
| 7 | ‘ You 've taken a fair prize there , ’ he said dispassionately , ‘ if he live . |
| 8 | These developments have taken a specific form through the theory of ‘ public choice ’ . |
| 9 | They have taken a major stake in Crane Holdings . |
| 10 | Don Caskie , chairman of the Independent Schools ' Bursars ' Association , said : ‘ Parents have taken a terrible hammering . |
| 11 | In other contexts the courts have taken a broad , purposive approach to the interpretation of the 1977 Act ; thus in Smith v Eric S Bush ; Harris v Wyre Forest DC [ 1989 ] 2 All ER 514 the House of Lords held that a disclaimer of liability on a surveyor 's report , which purported to prevent the surveyor owing a duty of care to the recipient of the report , was subject to s2 of the Act and was required to be reasonable . |
| 12 | For 70 years British royals have taken a frosty view of Ireland . |
| 13 | Repro have taken a new 10-year lease . |
| 14 | But now that things have taken a new , altogether creepier turn , and men are actually pulling women up on points of feminist propriety , it 's harder for a woman to know how to react . |
| 15 | We have taken a new initiative , brand new initiative , we 've set up a whole new scheme doing this that and the other da da da , and in a sort of a tail end , |
| 16 | Sadly many of the views , expressed to me , have taken a negative or critical tone , and far too infrequently have I been able to pass on constructive or positive ideas and opinions . |
| 17 | Perhaps Sir James and Mr Soros , an expert on Eastern Europe , have taken a strong view on Russia 's difficulties . |
| 18 | The Government have taken a strong lead in international forums to restrict the use of drift nets and to increase the safeguards for whales . |
| 19 | When you have taken a good look around , return to the lane , and choose another gate . |
| 20 | England have taken a well-earned break after four games in the past three weeks , and with Platt proving his recovery from an ankle injury with the opening goal against Brazil on Sunday in Washington , manager Graham Taylor should be able to pick from a full squad . |
| 21 | The links between sport , the media ‘ and big business ‘ which are now so important , have taken a long time to forge . |
| 22 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 23 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 24 | They have taken a long hard look at the way Japanese firms operate and tried to understand what it is that makes them so much more productive and successful . |
| 25 | I have taken a long look at local government finance . |
| 26 | The Romanian Government , WHO and UNICEF have taken a great interest in our education programme and are actively looking for ways to use it as a model for Health Education in Romania . |
| 27 | An implication , of course , is not only that marriage and the family have taken a great variety of forms , but that when political and economic conditions change in the future they will continue to change . |
| 28 | She said , ‘ I have taken a great risk in coming to see you tonight . ’ |
| 29 | He will be aware that I have taken a great interest in Sri Lanka since I have been in the House . |
| 30 | However , the Select Committee report is based on clean coal technology , on which we have taken a great deal of evidence from expert witnesses . |