Example sentences of "have take [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Although clearly this matter concerns only those doctors working full time in the NHS and not in general practice , I strongly recommend that you ensure your medical officer or advisor is aware of the situation and has taken appropriate steps to obtain adequate medical defence cover .
2 Moscow has taken various measures aimed at overcoming Latin American mistrust of the Soviet Union , including academic and cultural exchanges , which are facilitated by the Soviet friendship societies now existing in most Latin American countries .
3 It has taken 13 years to come to this position .
4 Very broadly stated , it is a duty to treat the trespasser with ordinary humanity … the occupier is not at fault if he has done as much as is required of him , if he has taken reasonable steps to deter the trespasser from entering or remaining on the premises , or part of the premises , in which he will encounter a dangerous situation .
5 Rule 5 — 30(1) provides that a firm must not recommend a transaction to a private customer or act as a discretionary manager unless it has taken reasonable steps to enable the private customer to understand the nature of the risks involved .
6 Claims will be paid on condition that the Insured Person has taken reasonable steps to complete the journey to the U.K. departure point on time .
7 ( 4 ) The subsection relieves an applicant from the consequences of the failure to exhibit a notice in compliance with subss. ( 2 ) ( b ) or ( 3 ) ( b ) where the failure has been caused by the removal , obscuring , etc. , of the notice through no fault of the applicant and the applicant has taken reasonable steps to protect and replace the notice .
8 Provided that the person putting the terms forward has taken reasonable steps to bring the terms to the attention of persons in general , it is irrelevant that those steps were insufficient to bring the terms to the attention of the particular contracting partner , for instance because he/she is illiterate , blind or can not speak the language in which the terms are printed ( Thompson v London Midland and Scottish Railway Co [ 1930 ] 1 KB 41 ) .
9 They do n't realise that it has taken many years to bring the town up to the standard it is now .
10 Blue Planet has taken five years to complete and is made on the Imax ( largest screen ) format .
11 It has taken five years to get this one right and the Government will not want to repeat the mistakes of the mid-1980s when Nigel Lawson thought he had beaten inflation , only to discover that it was just sleeping .
12 , the company 's technical manager , said : ‘ It has taken two years to reach the position we are now in .
13 It all left yesterday 's would-be refugees furious at the latest delay in an evacuation that has taken two months to negotiate .
14 In addition Bill has taken great care to create structure and all the year round interest with shrubs and conifers .
15 It is remarkable that the talks have got so far , even if it has taken six years to get within touching distance of a deal .
16 The DoH has taken six months to revise the guidelines because of the initial controversy over the draft , followed by the publicity surrounding juvenile crime and new plans from the Home Office to set up ‘ secure training units ’ for 12- to 15-year old offenders .
17 The in-depth report by Philip Mackie , epidemiologist with Darlington Health Authority , has taken seven months to complete and reveals head injuries and poisoning among the most common type of childhood accident .
18 233 seems to be that if a wife signs a security document at her debtor husband 's request , the creditor will be unable to enforce the security unless either the debtor or the creditor has taken positive steps to try and ensure that the wife understands the import of the security documents or unless she has obtained independent advice .
19 The Irish Institute has taken bold steps to reduce the expectation gap , lobbying the government for changes in legislation that would allow implementation of several key recommendations put forward in the Ryan Report .
20 I mean the furore about actually leasing trains has taken several years to develop erm And you just have to look at at the moment now and he does n't know if he 's sinking or swimming basically .
21 Like China 's famous panda , the baiji is a fully protected species , recognised as part of China 's natural heritage , and the Chinese government has taken several steps to improve the prospects for the animal 's continued survival into the twenty-first century .
22 The report has taken 6 months to prepare .
23 President Mobutu of Zaire has taken drastic measures to silence all journalists and publishers who criticise his policies .
24 He has taken three characters to make the basis of this chapter .
25 Despite the Constabulary 's evil reputation , it has taken three years to get a law though Congress that abolished the organisation .
26 It has taken three years to get Tokyo 's approval for new lessons on Japan 's traditional arts .
27 Since 1979 , the Government has taken three measures to lower the replacement ratio — that is , to increase the gap between a person 's income when in work compared with when he or she is drawing the dole .
28 The state , prompted by the FMC , has taken numerous measures to encourage women in this way and has set up nursery schools , crèches , workers ' canteens , automatic laundries , the provision of medical facilities and a system of grants .
29 Will the Prime Minister confirm that neither he nor the Chancellor of the Exchequer has taken any action to ensure that the European central bank is located in Britain ?
30 However , Lee has taken considerable trouble to provide detailed instructions and many examples to help clarify this issue .
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