Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] taken a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | On the Friday before his parents death , Christopher Gore had taken a train from Bath — where he was living — to Chippenham station . |
| 3 | Rebecque looked up into Sharpe 's tired and dust-stained face and wondered just how Sharpe had taken a prisoner , but he knew this was no time for foolish questions . |
| 4 | This time she had been sent for urgently because Nigel had taken a turn for the worse — in fact , had nearly died after his peritonitis operation . |
| 5 | By the time the interval beckoned , Celtic had taken a grip on the game in midfield . |
| 6 | On 11 July Cross had taken a sample of his own tapwater into the local North Cornwall District Council offices and asked for it to be analysed , but the Council refused . |
| 7 | Fellow workers told the inquest Michael Grant had taken a welding kit onto the tank when he started work on it . |
| 8 | But in the meantime Louis had taken a step back by withdrawing his consent to the betrothal of Richard and Alice . |
| 9 | By the 1820s , Day had taken a partner , Davis . |
| 10 | With research in mind and with the aid of a fellowship , in 1940 , Williams had taken a journey to the Caribbean where he visited Cuba , Haiti , Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic . |
| 11 | Owen had taken a house in the old part of the city not far from the Mar Girgis . |
| 12 | Martha had taken a stand and Will had given way . |
| 13 | Meanwhile Phoebe had taken a shower , found some clean knickers , mounted her bicycle and ridden off to her appointment at the clinic . |
| 14 | Since 1983 the United Kingdom had taken a series of measures to tackle the problem of quota hopping . |
| 15 | Beating Oldham 1–0 on 30 August had taken a bit of heat off Wilkinson , but another away defeat could well have led to calls for his resignation . |
| 16 | Ridley had taken a course in biochemistry , and so was probably the person best equipped to pursue the matter , which turned out to be very difficult . |
| 17 | Rory had been down home in the country all day long , working on some bad debt accounts with Tom Holdfast , so he and Mallachy had taken a couple in the Wellington Park to wash away the nasty taste of commerce . |
| 18 | ‘ Bassett had taken a lot worse and not reacted . |
| 19 | Furthermore , twelve months of fencing with Malcolm McLaren had taken a toll on Branson 's nerves . |
| 20 | This crisis was not so much averted as won by the progressives , but only after Pope Paul had taken a hand and , on the issues that Suenens had wished to put to the vote , the progressives won a clear majority on 30 October . |
| 21 | Meanwhile Rachel had taken a taxi to the museum ; she had entered by the back door and exchanged a smile with the doorkeeper . |
| 22 | John had taken a faggot from the pile outside the shop and , while he waited for Thomas Pearman to depart on his regular afternoon round , he had cut and whittled the faggot into an easily manageable cudgel . |
| 23 | Margaret had taken a living-in job in the country where she could have Molly with her . |