Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [verb] taken [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Cowlam , who has taken extra security measures following the break-in , also lost a pair of slender billed Conures , worth £250 , dog leads , collars and aquatic equipment . |
| 2 | He is a very shrewd businessman who has taken full advantage of having a market very largely to himself and who is suffering a temporary setback as a result of the economy . |
| 3 | Of the 10 patients who had taken oral contraceptives , only one developed gall stone recurrence but neither of the two patients taking hormone replacement treatment developed recurrent stones . |
| 4 | Assistant manager Eddie Stein , who had taken temporary control , said : ‘ The chairman did ask me how I felt about Barry possibly coming back earlier this week and I told him I 'd welcome him with open arms . |
| 5 | Equally , nearly half ( 47 per cent ) of those who had taken temporary jobs because these provided a source of training had entered the labour market only in the past I 2 months . |
| 6 | One feels constantly sorry for this randy but unsatisfied old man ( Cynthia Payne 's Streatham ménage was made for people like him ) who had taken sleeping tablets every night for decades and toyed frequently with suicide . |
| 7 | No action was taken against the newspaper , however , and one journalist , who had taken legal advice himself over the story , steadfastly maintained that he had quoted Nick Clayton 's comments completely accurately . |
| 8 | On 19 February 1804 Brigadier Engineer Reynaldo Oudinot , a Frenchman who had taken Portuguese nationality , arrived in Funchal to look into the problems of flooding in the city . |
| 9 | There is a natural reluctance to make criminals of suppliers who have taken reasonable steps to ensure that their goods accord with modern standards . |
| 10 | An " international brigade " of young environmentalists who have taken direct action against the construction work have in turn been attacked by a " valley militia " of locals who support the development . |
| 11 | Now Wales hope he can boost their World Cup qualifying hopes against the Group Four leaders who have taken maximum points from their opening four games . |