Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] take [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By increasing its offer , Temple has taken the fight directly to SeaCo 's shareholders . |
| 2 | CU has taken a floor in another large City building , Plantation House , for key staff dealing in insurance markets to reduce the risk of disruption . |
| 3 | Michael Stewart moved to take the place of Patrick Gordon Walker , Wilson 's choice as Foreign Secretary , who had twice failed to secure the necessary seat in the House of Commons . |
| 4 | ‘ Black Will has taken a fancy to your little brother — what think you of that ! |
| 5 | Meanwhile , Murray Johnstone has taken the approach of cutting its initial charge to 1 per cent and always dealing on the full spread . |
| 6 | ‘ My bet is that Nevil has taken the girl already — maybe Dover to Folkestone . |
| 7 | Moving across the Pennines from Liverpool , Wright has taken the helm of a Polytechnic with 1200 staff , 8000 students from 35 different countries and an annual income of around £30 million . |
| 8 | But the players were singing in it afterwards and Dowie managed to take a tenner off Bingham ; he had bet the manager he would score a goal . |
| 9 | Hungary appeared to take a step in the right direction when its rulers voted to transmute the old Hungarian Socialist Workers ' Party into a new , reformist-led Socialist Party — and in effect divorced the party from the state . |
| 10 | Credit agencies in the United States had taken a hammering , and people on the lists were now entitled to a report annually or on demand . |
| 11 | The United States had taken the initiative in this development , since it appeared the only means by which the Americans could disengage gradually from Korea with some hope that the UN could produce a solution that would sustain south Korea for at least a limited period . |
| 12 | The historian Cassius Dio , a contemporary of that period , related how Albinus had taken an army to Gaul to face Severus . |
| 13 | Nenna felt that she could have made a better hand at answering Louise if only Edward had taken the trouble to return her purse . |
| 14 | Mexico had taken the initiative for this round of talks and had indicated that it would like to see an agreement signed within a year , although ministers were careful not to commit themselves to deadlines . |
| 15 | Earlier he had been officially advised that it was his legal right to have his solicitor present ; but surprisingly Downes had taken no advantage of the offer . |
| 16 | I had to , Richard had taken the car , he takes it in the morning , but |
| 17 | Governors , parents and teachers at Cheddington have taken the initiative and they 're actively promoting the school and what it has to offer to the village . |
| 18 | When Peter Green left , Kirwan and Spencer remained to take the mantle , neither of whom really possessed the ability or motivation to do justice to their new-found roles . |
| 19 | Intelsat plans to take the capacity as a stop-gap while it awaits delivery of 10 new birds over the next four years . |
| 20 | ‘ Terry Yorath has to take a lot of credit . |
| 21 | It 's clear that ace coach Eddie Futch has taken a shine to him . |
| 22 | Thomson has taken the issue further , arguing that many twentieth-century writers on social welfare issues have been misled into believing that recent developments represent an abrupt break with historical experience because of the peculiarly restrictive and individualistic support systems for elderly people that emerged in the late Victorian period . |
| 23 | Yeah I know our Lorraine has took the phone over . |
| 24 | The Chernobyl visit was just one of many reasons why the inquiry was still running when even the conscientious Barnes decided to take a summer break . |
| 25 | Most importantly , Barnes decided to take the inquiry across to the other side of the Bristol Channel . |
| 26 | But Nigel did take the time to explain that b that basically this was the , the , the view that the new directive would take place keeping it simple . |
| 27 | It had received an influx of lawyers from Rome when the Normans had taken the city in 1084 . |
| 28 | On the Friday before his parents death , Christopher Gore had taken a train from Bath — where he was living — to Chippenham station . |
| 29 | The Sergeant could not but have noted how Lexandro had taken the lead … |
| 30 | Mrs. Hammond had taken the document out to California for Mr. Steed to execute . |