Example sentences of "have take a very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It ca n't be denied that all this has taken a very long time to come about , but I think that , political wrangling aside , much of the delay has been due to genuine uncertainty about the tax implications of moving money around from one body to another . |
| 2 | The disentangling of ancient mergers that we observe here has taken a very long time , and the best explanation for the persistence of this alternating class is again a social explanation : the ‘ vernacular ’ alternant carries an identity function and strong connotations of closeness and intimacy . |
| 3 | In these respects , the EC has taken a very proactive role , guided by the importance of the single market which can not effectively exist if intellectual property rights vary from one Member State to another or if they can be used to restrict the free movement of goods . |
| 4 | because the council has taken a very hard line on the interpretation of legislation and is turning people away . |
| 5 | To cope with this , the father has to take a very active part in housekeeping and child-rearing , violating traditional conceptions of gender roles . |
| 6 | Margaret , a 58-year-old housewife , was admitted deeply unconscious to a general hospital after having taken a very large overdose of a mixture of tranquillizers , antidepressants , and paracetamol , together with half a bottle of vodka . |
| 7 | Either we 'll have to take a very heavy discount on it , or we 'll get our accounts qualified . |
| 8 | Joseph Needham 's only indexed reference to dreaming in ancient China is tantalizingly brief : Oneiromancy , or prognostication by dreams , was also practised in China , as in most ancient civilisations , though it can hardly be said to have taken a very important place there . |
| 9 | Now they have taken a very professional attitude to the game . |
| 10 | But , Dorma have taken a very important step in helping you , the customer , to design your own unique bedroom environment . |