Example sentences of "have taken [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A combination of acquisitions and new development has taken to a turnover of £40 million — a fivefold increase on that of six years ago . |
| 2 | That experience , that some might have taken as a manifestation of great love , I took as a warning in much the same way as a sentinel on the walls of Roman must have shouted : ‘ Take cover , here comes Attila ! ’ |
| 3 | Erm for what it 's worth , I 'll give you my suggestions about what we should do as far as ticket prices are concerned er , having taken in a view of the most important factor of the treasurer 's comments but also bearing in mind that we did have high recurring expenses this year , which wo n't apply in future and we 're not here to make money . |
| 4 | The sole promise of rewarding friendship had come from Sir Henry Agnew and his daughter ; yet both now , it seemed , were deeply engaged on speculative work of their own , and had taken to a life of almost complete seclusion . |
| 5 | He rephotographed four living room ensembles advertised by the same commercial manufacturer in magazines and made the photographs he had taken into a set of four works . |
| 6 | Kirov chose another snap which he had taken at a pavement cafe in Tbilisi , bringing his final selection to four . |
| 7 | It was a bay horse on its side , and the waving object he had taken for a branch was a leg which in its faint struggles to rise the beast threshed weakly in the air . |
| 8 | She moved along the counter to where , beneath it , on a narrow table , there stood a number of trays and , taking up the brass hammer , she broke the edge of the toffee and put four pieces into a newspaper cone that she had taken from a number stacked up by the side of the tray . |
| 9 | Sister Aloysius was wiping the hand now with a piece of rough linen she had taken from a pocket in her habit . |
| 10 | One boat was holed three times and despite baling had taken in a foot of water when beached . |