Example sentences of "[noun] have been take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Spencer has been taking money from customers and only entering a part of the amounts in the books . |
| 2 | Since the publication of ‘ Education for Self-Reliance ’ , the process of transforming these goals into curriculum plans and curriculum practice has been taking place , somewhat languidly at first , but with increasing momentum . |
| 3 | Some of the bitterest fighting during the last nine months has been taking place between these two factions in and around Mogadishu , particularly since November 1991 , with neither yet gaining control . |
| 4 | Two years after the photograph had been taken Nasser came to power in a nationalist revolution which signalled the end for the European community in Alexandria , as it did for European domination of Egyptian affairs . |
| 5 | On Feb. 6 , with the agreement of the authorities in the Georgian autonomous republic of Abkhazia , government troops established control in Sukhumi , where rallies in support of the deposed President had been taking place daily . |
| 6 | Only when these key steps have been taken will government and individuals alike be able to plan for the long term , instead of focusing on the short term and the next election . |
| 7 | During the winter months , behind the scenes restoration and conservation work has been taking place and there are new developments at many houses and gardens . |
| 8 | A QUIET revolt has been taking place in courtrooms across America . |
| 9 | Much of the cutting has been taking place in May , during the nesting season , to prepare fields for planting in the autumn . |
| 10 | Pease had been taking part in a march through the capital , Lima , when the officer shot him at close range with bird shot . |
| 11 | According to casualty figures for the conflict in 1991 issued by Nagorny Karabakh 270 Armenians , 216 Azerbaijanis and 15 servicemen of various nationalities had died ; 400 Armenians , 180 Azerbaijanis and 34 servicemen had been wounded ; and 599 Armenians had been taken hostage , of whom 226 had not yet returned . |
| 12 | Talks between the government and the ANC had been taking place against a background of mounting violence , particularly in Natal and the townships of the Transvaal , between supporters of the ANC and of Inkatha [ for eventual Mandela-Buthelezi meeting in January 1991 see p. 37951 ] . |
| 13 | Closures of railway lines had been taking place for many years , accelerated by the growing availability of cars in the 1950s . |
| 14 | The new EC Framework Programme for 1990–94 was adopted earlier this year and since then negotiations about the individual programme lines have been taking place . |
| 15 | Where Cooper has been taking instruction on board , Waters has been tossing it aside . |
| 16 | Such a process has been taking place for a long time . |
| 17 | He 's also said to have telephoned George King saying : ’ That little bit of business has been taken care of ’ |
| 18 | A further 450 Palestinians had been taken prisoner . |
| 19 | Robert had been taken prisoner in his turn and , for the time being , hostilities had ceased while both sides licked their wounds and took stock of the situation . |
| 20 | The Local Plan inquiry had been taking place and the village had made a large input thanks to help from Rear Admiral Charles Weston and Christine Darter , who had devoted time and effort in presenting the parish point of view on many matters . |
| 21 | Negotiations between the National Trust and MoD have been taking place for two years and have reached a critical stage . |
| 22 | Excavations have been taking place almost continuously in Carlisle since the early 1950s , and a number of useful summaries have been published , beginning with Shaw 's in 1923 . |
| 23 | ‘ Fred 's been to take Dad out for a drink , ’ they explained . |
| 24 | Photographer Robert Doisneau has been taking pictures of the city for sixty years . |
| 25 | A three-times World speedway champion has been taking motorbike lessons … so that he can pass his test . |
| 26 | In recent years , a quiet revolution has been taking place as technical changes and new marketing methods for a vast range of home products have increased consumer choice and introduced alternative ways of home building . |
| 27 | Two families had been taken hostage to force the managers of a bank and supermarket to hand over £96,000 . |
| 28 | Eddie Chattaway had been taking part in the tournament for over twenty years before he loosed his winning arrow in 1977 . |
| 29 | In fact this is the whole point of introducing D. By assigning a relative permittivity to a dielectric material all these problems have been taken care of . |
| 30 | Under its new chief executive , John Houliston , big changes have been taking place at Dairy Crest as it prepares for a stock market flotation next year . |