Example sentences of "have [adv] taken a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where London has perhaps taken a lead , it has been followed . |
| 2 | Apart from a cameo role in the ill-fated and so far unreleased Bloodhounds of Broadway , she has not taken a film role since the poorly conceived Shanghai Express and Who 's That Girl . |
| 3 | Although the Labour Party as a whole has not taken a stand on the political position of the monarchy , Tony Benn has expressed the view that these two powers of the Crown should be transferred to the Speaker of the House of Commons because he stands apart from the political parties and is directly answerable to the Commons for the conduct of the chair in a way that does not apply to the position of the Crown . |
| 4 | Now presumably somebody in government or Whitehall has just taken a decision to , to go for it all in one year , I do n't know why , I , I do n't suppose we 're told why , but the , the consequence of the decision is actually going to be that people in Shropshire , our clients and social services are going to pay for that decision , either through paying charges for services that they now get for nothing , or by getting less services , er , and this does n't seem to be in line with the government 's stated aim of , of targeting money where it 's most needed . |
| 5 | Britain has always taken a stand against bullies and tyrants to ensure that we can live in a safe world and I pray that our resolution to do this will remain undiminished . |
| 6 | DEC has also taken a booth at this week 's SunWorld expo in San Francisco to make an aggressive bid to entice SunOS applications and user to Alpha . |
| 7 | The Murdoch image has also taken a knock with the failure of Media Partners , when investors proved unwilling to back his management style . |
| 8 | B has also taken a washing machine which cost £200 and which had a selling price of £280 from the business for personal use . |
| 9 | The route has now taken a bit of hammering with a Yugoslav bagging the third ascent and Sean Myles and Andy Pollitt steaming in for the fourth and fifth ascents soon afterwards . |
| 10 | But the call-offs mean that he has now taken a step nearer being involved . ’ |
| 11 | Tell them the company has n't taken a stance at all , that our analysts are still working on it . " |
| 12 | She has even taken a group of clients on holiday . |
| 13 | " It 's as if I 'd just taken a photograph . " |
| 14 | Shaun 's last years at school had been difficult he 'd even taken a swing at a teacher at one point — and he 'd earned a reputation for the motherless Hammond boys that Wayne had found himself sharing even though he 'd done nothing to earn it . |
| 15 | Before ‘ Do Re Me ’ , you 'd never taken a single from an album . |
| 16 | ‘ He 'd never taken a woman on any of his expeditions before , so I nagged him for about a week and used all my female charm . |
| 17 | But Marc 's business in the stable must have only taken a minute because he was coming in through the great oak doors even before she reached the foot of the stairs . |
| 18 | ‘ He might have just taken a walk and got lost , ’ said Pascoe without conviction . |
| 19 | It had only taken a matter of yards for her to acknowledge that her sandals made abysmal hiking boots . |
| 20 | They had only taken a step or two when they heard a rustle in the leaves , and a sound like someone huffing under a heavy load . |
| 21 | It had only taken a glance to recognise the ship 's chandler , the site corroborated by the smell of tarred rope ; the same with Mick 's Bar and Johnson 's store . |
| 22 | Life had suddenly taken a mis-step , and she was completely thrown . |
| 23 | The President had given Mueller an inch , but he had already taken a mile . |
| 24 | Some members who had not taken a journey by train and particularly by steam train for years came on one or both of our trips on the 22nd of June ( Central Wales Line ) and the 15th of July ( Severn Valley ) , to recapture the atmosphere . |
| 25 | you 've just taken a knock you did n't get the job , it 's not to say a job wo n't come up again now what you gon na do give up or keep trying ? |
| 26 | One of the , the tasks I have to do in May each year , is I write to the candidates who 've just taken a year off , who 've been away for the last two-thirds of a year , and I write to them and say , ‘ You 've been away for two-thirds of a year . |
| 27 | I know what I 've got the find , oh god it 's alright , I 've just taken a look in here it 's like a bomb ! |
| 28 | She had just taken a mouthful of the rather sour wormwood-flavoured wine when Anthony came breezily into the room . |
| 29 | And he goes on to reveal in the letter that he had just taken a day off ‘ work ’ to watch a Tennessee high school football game with Ginger Alden , the 20-year-old Tennessee beauty queen who bore a startling resemblance to his mother and whom he called ‘ little Gladys ’ . |
| 30 | Yanto had just taken a swig of cider , and instantly sprayed a dozen regulars as the uncontrollable spasm of laughter erupted . |