Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] 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 | 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 . |
| 9 | THE UK recession has taken a giant bite out of McDonalds , the American burger chain . |
| 10 | The Education Committee has taken a similar decision in principle for teaching staff and is likely to finalise the matter later this summer . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | THE ECHO 'S champion chippy has taken a battering from a fire . |
| 13 | The exhibition park has taken a staggering six years to construct and ‘ grow ’ using over ½ million flowers , trees and pot plants . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The recession on the east coast has taken a heavy toll of banks there . |
| 18 | Moscow 's foreign-exchange market has taken a dim view of the liberals ' chances of winning a decisive battle in the war for control of Russia 's economic policy . |
| 19 | A prison inmate has taken a member of staff hostage in a cell . |
| 20 | Through time wine has taken a much larger share of the domestic market . |