Example sentences of "[v-ing] taken [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 0 shows , only a minority of all temporary workers said that having a training contract was their reason for having taken a temporary job . |
| 2 | My eyes jaded by having to work for a living , are , after their rest , getting again into focus and my brain , having taken a long sabbatical , has shifted itself , with extreme bad grace , into gear . |
| 3 | And if you change your mind after having taken a personal pension , you can switch back into SERPS ; or , if the scheme rules allow it , you can transfer your payments into a company contracted-out scheme . |
| 4 | Contrary to some critical comment , he believes that credit for obtaining substantial funding for the scheme should go to the Minister himself , for having taken a personal interest in the scheme . |
| 5 | Two went so far as to offer to reduce the metered fare after having taken a wrong turn in error . |
| 6 | Here in Stuttgart today we shall see the final of an unofficial mini-Masters , the masters having taken a lucrative detour away from the pressures of the circuit . |
| 7 | ‘ You can congratulate yourselves on having taken a positive step towards ending the evil and pernicious practice of slavery ! ’ |
| 8 | Colbeck died in Catford 18 October 1930 , his exertions in the Antarctic having taken a considerable toll . |
| 9 | Many of them were feeling distinctly insecure at having taken the first step out of the closet and they kept the escape route in sight at all times . |
| 10 | In England , however , the birth of many children suffering from deformities caused by their mothers having taken the new drug thalidomide prescribed by doctors during their pregnancy resulted in the enactment of the Congenital Disabilities ( Civil Liability ) Act 1976 . |
| 11 | The new Foreign Minister , Geza Jeszenszky , declared on May 30 , 1990 , that Hungary wished to hold negotiations with all parties concerned about leaving the Warsaw Treaty Organisation , having taken the Soviet Union 's security interests into account . |
| 12 | Now there was a theory in the south of England , that when one retired , for the first year , you dumped most of your lump sum into premium bonds on the hope of a big win , and then after the first year you invested it , you see , having taken the big win . |
| 13 | TASS argued that they had nothing to withdraw , not having taken the original decision to strike . |
| 14 | Celia , having taken an extra sleeping-pill on his insistence , did not wake , and he himself dozed off for half an hour . |
| 15 | They seemed well in control after 20 minutes , having taken an early lead and looked a class better than their mid-table opponents . |
| 16 | British Rail is a notable example for having taken an early lead in publishing performance indicators . |