Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] has taken a " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE British defence industry has taken a battering from the government over the past decade . |
| 2 | The Scotch Whisky Industry has taken a lead in establishing company policies for identifying and providing treatment for employees with alcohol problems . |
| 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 | The relentlessly lumbering movie machine has taken a truly extreme , hallucinatory book about oppression and obedience , juiced it up with some patronising love interest and turned it into a standard ‘ women 's issues ’ film : sanitised , regulated and pointless . |
| 5 | The jaunt from last night 's Brussels show has taken a nifty eight hours , guitarist Julian Swales is grumbling about his stubble , and Patrick is off and running again , revealing what bargains a young man can get for ten deutschmarks in a darkened back room in Hamburg 's reeperbahn . |
| 6 | The sport of horse racing has taken a tumble today with the news that there 'll be less Arab money being invested in breeding and training … but as one stable door closes … another one opens … in Gloucestershire trainer David Nicholson and his team have moved into their new home … its the biggest and hopefully best yard steeplechasing has ever seen |
| 7 | The scandal of the so-called Dianagate tape has taken a new twist . |
| 8 | Staff Nurse Edna Wilson has taken a diploma in aromatherapy — massage with exotic oils . |
| 9 | Staff Nurse Edna Wilson has taken a diploma in aromatherapy — massage with exotic oils . |
| 10 | A FIERCE price war in the bread market has taken a hefty bite out of profits at Sunblest to Silver Spoon sugar giant Associated British Foods . |
| 11 | It 's clear that ace coach Eddie Futch has taken a shine to him . |
| 12 | Kingston upon Thames SSD has taken a different route , targeting part of its homecare service on people with less complex or intensive needs , particularly clients needing household cleaning . |
| 13 | In lead : President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has taken a big lead in Iran 's presidential election , winning nearly 70% of the votes counted , according to the first partial results issued by the interior ministry today . |
| 14 | Mr Balladur has taken a gamble that the deflationary effect of higher taxes will be offset by a restoration of public confidence and a continuing fall in interest rates . |
| 15 | NEWTON Transport Services has taken a five-year lease on a 4,300 sq ft unit on the Greylaw Trading Estate in Aintree , Liverpool , paying in the region of £2.75 a square foot per annum . |
| 16 | Dean Richards has taken a well-earned holiday in Cyprus — and is unfit , anyway . |
| 17 | THE UK recession has taken a giant bite out of McDonalds , the American burger chain . |
| 18 | There is no authority for these propositions , and a leading critic in the United States has taken a contrary view , as did the court in the case of The Application of the President and Directors of Georgetown College Inc. , holding that ‘ death resulting from failure to extend proper medical care , where there is a duty of care , is manslaughter . ’ |
| 19 | The Education Committee has taken a similar decision in principle for teaching staff and is likely to finalise the matter later this summer . |
| 20 | In the past , Mrs Aquino has taken a conciliatory stance towards ambitious factions in her armed forces , but , instead of appeasing mutineers , this policy has stoked rebellion in the barracks . |
| 21 | As our biggest lender to small businesses NatWest has taken a hammering in the recession . |
| 22 | EUROPE 's video war has taken a series of bizarre new twists as the European Community 's new rules on imports of video recorders from Japan produce results in the market place that nobody predicted . |
| 23 | THE ECHO 'S champion chippy has taken a battering from a fire . |
| 24 | The Speaker of the House of Commons , Bernard Weatherill , has lent his name to a Commission on Citizenship in which the organisation Community Service Volunteers has taken a lead . |
| 25 | The exhibition park has taken a staggering six years to construct and ‘ grow ’ using over ½ million flowers , trees and pot plants . |
| 26 | Ingres in Eastern Europe , Russia Hewlett-Packard Co has taken a licence from Ask Computer Systems Inc to distribute the Ingres relational database and application development tools throughout Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States . |
| 27 | The Countryside Commission has taken a particular interest in these areas with the aim of promoting environmental improvement through Groundwork and other types of project . |
| 28 | PLANNING for the 1994 British International Motor Show has taken a step forward with confirmation that it will again be held at Birmingham 's NEC . |
| 29 | There are 72 horses at Manton this year , and Luciano Gaucci has taken a big interest in the yard since acquiring Dr Devious last autumn . |
| 30 | At the same time as his hon. Friend the Member for Monklands , West ( Mr. Clarke ) is saying that pay beds are to be driven from the health service and given to private companies , Lord Ennals has taken a leading position as a director of a private healthcare company — while remaining a Front-Bench spokesman on health for the Labour party . |