Example sentences of "[noun prp] have taken a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ Black Will has taken a fancy to your little brother — what think you of that ! |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The historian Cassius Dio , a contemporary of that period , related how Albinus had taken an army to Gaul to face Severus . |
| 5 | It 's clear that ace coach Eddie Futch has taken a shine to him . |
| 6 | On the Friday before his parents death , Christopher Gore had taken a train from Bath — where he was living — to Chippenham station . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | By the time the interval beckoned , Celtic had taken a grip on the game in midfield . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Staff Nurse Edna Wilson has taken a diploma in aromatherapy — massage with exotic oils . |
| 12 | Staff Nurse Edna Wilson has taken a diploma in aromatherapy — massage with exotic oils . |
| 13 | As our biggest lender to small businesses NatWest has taken a hammering in the recession . |
| 14 | Fellow workers told the inquest Michael Grant had taken a welding kit onto the tank when he started work on it . |
| 15 | But in the meantime Louis had taken a step back by withdrawing his consent to the betrothal of Richard and Alice . |
| 16 | By the 1820s , Day had taken a partner , Davis . |
| 17 | The court heard that Stephen had taken an overdose of paracetamol tablets 12 months earlier . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Members of the European Commission [ EC ] have reached an agreement to control and reduce emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides and the UK has taken a step towards this with new legislation governing all industrial processes [ See page 5 ] . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm afraid Colonel Fagg has taken an objection to you , dear boy , ’ said Gooseneck to Amiss that lunch-time . |
| 21 | Owen had taken a house in the old part of the city not far from the Mar Girgis . |
| 22 | Martha had taken a stand and Will had given way . |
| 23 | Meanwhile Phoebe had taken a shower , found some clean knickers , mounted her bicycle and ridden off to her appointment at the clinic . |
| 24 | Since 1983 the United Kingdom had taken a series of measures to tackle the problem of quota hopping . |
| 25 | ‘ But since that match we have progressed , while Liverpool have taken a step back . ’ |
| 26 | Mr Balladur has taken a gamble that the deflationary effect of higher taxes will be offset by a restoration of public confidence and a continuing fall in interest rates . |
| 27 | Amstrad has taken a £7.24 million charge for the restructuring of its Spanish subsidiary , and has also written down computer stock by £3.6 million more . |
| 28 | Hubbard-Ford has taken a seat on the board alongside Pegasus managing director , Jamie Minotto . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Directors Tamara Chodzko and Lawren Maben have taken a lease at 100 Great Russell Street where they launched their programme at the beginning of last month with ‘ A Modest Proposal ’ ( to 16 May ) . |