Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] take a [adj] interest " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The EEC has taken a direct interest in the problem of acid deposition , and in November 1988 a directive was agreed upon by EEC environment ministers concerning the sulphur emissions of large combustion plants . |
| 2 | The third file concerned a boy Berdichev had taken a personal interest in ; a Clayborn child from the Recruitment Project for whom Berdichev had paid the extraordinary sum of ten million yuan . |
| 3 | It is only in the last hundred years that the West has taken a serious interest in exactly where the different Anatolian rugs were made . |
| 4 | This was the occasion for further expressions of friendship on the part of the two sovereigns , for Queen Victoria had taken a personal interest in the Empress 's accouchement and had sent Lady Ely , one of her ladies-in-waiting , to be present at the birth . |
| 5 | There are 72 horses at Manton this year , and Luciano Gaucci has taken a big interest in the yard since acquiring Dr Devious last autumn . |
| 6 | The Romanian Government , WHO and UNICEF have taken a great interest in our education programme and are actively looking for ways to use it as a model for Health Education in Romania . |