Example sentences of "have take a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has taken a 50pc stake in a yarn spinning mill and a 60pc stake in a scheme to produce industrial wool yarn for export . |
| 2 | Duggan has taken a ski-ing holiday in the United States while the tricky negotiations were taking place this weekend . |
| 3 | He has taken a freebie holiday at enormous expense and the jury has found it is clearly not on . |
| 4 | Almost every conjurer who has taken a parti pris in this field has found himself accused of possessing psychic powers . |
| 5 | Far Eastern companies continue to invest in promising fledgling US companies , and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has taken a 20% stake in Colorado Springs , Colorado-based Array Microsystems Inc ; the value of the investment was not disclosed . |
| 6 | PACE has taken a charity stall on nearby Aylesbury Market , but it needs all the help it can get . |
| 7 | MIKE SPRACKLEN , who coached British crews to gold medals at the last two Olympics , has taken a £30,000-a-year job in Canadian rowing after alleging he was snubbed by the British sport despite offering his services free . |
| 8 | Pilkington has taken a 40pc stake in the Polish float glass plant and , with the country boasting the largest East European population , was expecting to do well . |
| 9 | But since the arrival of Robins , he has taken a backseat role with day-to-day business being handled by the new chairman . |
| 10 | German mainframe software house SAP AG has taken a 10% stake in specialist Unix software house iXOS Software GmbH of Munich . |
| 11 | German mainframe software house SAP AG has taken a 10% stake in specialist Unix software experts iXOS Software GmbH of Munich . |
| 12 | Sun has taken a 10% stake in Elvis+ , but would not reveal the value of the investment . |
| 13 | In the latest twist in the increasingly pivotal emulator market , SoftPC house Insignia Solutions Inc , Mountain View , California , has taken a 10% minority piece of Bristol Technology Inc . |
| 14 | Insignia has taken a 10% shareholding in Bristol Technology Inc , Bridgefield , Connecticut . |
| 15 | Charlie has taken a street sweeper 's job to earn the money to pay off the cruel landlord who would otherwise put a blind girl and her mother out onto the streets . |
| 16 | well all other sport has to take a back seat this week … there 's only game to follow that 's racing … only one place to be Cheltenham … and Central South is here racing gold … |
| 17 | It was n't until they were er sort of six or seven years old that er you 'd , you 'd took a part time job . |
| 18 | We knew he 'd taken a survival kit and space blanket on his trip , and that knowledge gave us hope . |
| 19 | Jessica and Karen , under the eyes of Mrs Roberts , had booked a taxi , and had had to take a farewell brandy with Mr Roberts while it waited , in case he should have gone to work before they rose next morning . |
| 20 | Peterborough weathered the storm and could have taken a shock lead after 31 minutes . |
| 21 | Most will have taken a Foundation course in Art and Design , but applicants from a wide range of backgrounds are welcome , including those applying direct from sixth forms . |
| 22 | ‘ You should have taken a sleeping pill . ’ |
| 23 | If you did n't like what was happening , you should have taken a curtain call and gone home , ’ he said coldly , totally without pity . |
| 24 | Later the mother , having taken a housekeeping job where she could have the child with her , wrote to the father to let her have the child and the £1 per week . |
| 25 | Oh yeah well er well wo I 'd take a pay cut because erm well I 'd have to take a pay cut anyway , but the thing is though , with my pension with my pension from day one I ai n't gon na be too bad off anyway . |
| 26 | If they cause very high casualties the enemy units may have to take a panic test in the same way as for missile casualties . |
| 27 | He is also trying to finish a commerce degree at university , but the remarkable series of events which has seen South Africa catapulted into the cricketing limelight means that studies might have to take a back seat for at least 1992 . |
| 28 | In the meantime he 'll have to take a back seat whilst his team-mates bid for World Cup glory . |
| 29 | ‘ He was last year about now but Easter 's late , I had n't thought on , and he 'll not move down until Palm Sunday like as not , and if he 's still over on the mountain he 'll be up Three Valleys Pass and that 's an hour and a half of a walk for him , going as the crow flies , but longer for us in the jeep because there 's no direct road — and then to get at him we 'd have to take a cart track that 'll be more like a river bed after yesterday 's rain . |
| 30 | He would have liked to have taken a doggy bag to restaurants and collar extras he could n't quite fit in , like garlic bread , crusty granary rolls and After Eights . |