Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] taken a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , a student who has performed outstandingly well in the HNC/HND examinations or has taken a combination of units particularly well matched with the requirements of the degree course may be considered for exemption from appropriate parts ( normally up to half ) of the second-year ( or the part-time equivalent ) of the degree course . |
| 2 | One of the reputations that has taken a bit of a bashing is Sigismond Thalberg 's . |
| 3 | Similarly , one would like to see a state of affairs in which many more people read and enjoyed poetry than had taken a degree in it . |
| 4 | The Commission has shown that it is able to act with relative speed under this procedure and has taken a variety of actions under it , including ordering a party to supply another party , refusing to allow undertakings to acquire further shares in a company in a takeover situation , ordering the cessation of predatory pricing and an order requiring the execution of a detailed supply agreement under which the Commission was to be notified of any price changes by the offending party or any case where it was unable to fulfil orders . |
| 5 | The second trend in current conservation thinking concerns the relationship between the programme and its clients or government and land-users , and has taken a number of different forms . |
| 6 | He sleeps on the floor , rises at 4.10am , is in his own words ‘ fanatical ’ about dusting , and has taken a vow of chastity and celibacy . |
| 7 | He was going back into the National Health Service and had taken a consultancy in a drug dependency unit based at the Lurie Foundation Hospital for Dipsomaniacs on Hampstead Road . |
| 8 | On another occasion I took Hellen to meet two English ladies , Dorothea and Olive Kerr , who had retired from secretarial work in Hollywood and had taken a flat on Jervis Street not far from my own . |
| 9 | Again these changes have been in response to legislation and have taken a number of forms . |
| 10 | On Saturday , he had been tied up all day in the stable , but had taken a walk round the Broad over the lunch hour . |