Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] took a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Williams v Singer ( 1920 ) 7 TC 387 , the courts took a pragmatic approach to a particular trust and held that if income arises to trustees of a life interest trust but it is paid direct to the beneficiary ( so it never actually comes into the trustees ' hands ) then the trustees are not liable to tax on the money . |
| 2 | NEW ZEALAND off-spinner Dipak Patel captured a Test best 6–113 as the Kiwis took a first-innings lead of 106 over Zimbabwe , bowled out for 219 in Bulawayo . |
| 3 | All the craftsmen took a real pride in their work , receiving only one shilling and threepence an hour but still realising how much better off they were than previous generations . |
| 4 | It has been suggested that the Masons took a terrible revenge for the revelations of The Magic Flute and brought about Mozart 's death ; but Schikaneder , who was equally guilty , escaped unscathed . |
| 5 | Design factors included the ease of using zips , whether the pockets took a 1:50,000 OS map , hood visibility , ease of adjustment of toggles , number and placement of pockets and general cut . |
| 6 | The second leg was in extra time when the Austrians took a 2-1 lead on aggregate . |
| 7 | Having cleaned up at Lingfield , the Muddles took a circuitous route to Southwell to follow their dream of building a new super track . |
| 8 | The prosecution say Kelly was the second running man , but the police took a calculated risk . |
| 9 | I was in command of a heavily laden Stirling which was renowned for the fact that on a cold night the engines took a long time , even with the grills closed , to warm up . |
| 10 | But many of the boys took a long time to get over their paralysed state . |
| 11 | Egypt was still in principle a province of the Ottoman Empire ; and while the Khedive 's allegiance to the Sultan of the Sublime Porte was in practice nominal , the Turks took a keen interest in Egyptian affairs . |
| 12 | The difficulty was that the evangelicals took a low view of the deans and chaplains of colleges , and did not expect that anything run by them would have force and challenge . |
| 13 | She was always rushing off to the Housing Applicant Office and the interviews took a long time . |
| 14 | On 23 June the Gaullists took a big lead in the first round of the elections . |