Example sentences of "have taken [noun sg] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amis has taken time to rehearse the arguments about politics hijacking literature , and in the end the novel may even surprise some readers with its air of amused tolerince : ‘ Even bad poetry had to exist , if only to heighten good poetry by contrast , to make the good poets shine out as even bette . ’ |
| 2 | The development of this northern suburb is better understood than its southern counterpart , because enough small-scale excavation has taken place to elaborate the information from the aerial photographs . |
| 3 | The city authorities had taken care to use the day to process certain cases in the court . |
| 4 | At least the enemy had taken time to bury the soldiers , but what a way to go ; dead and buried in a ditch hundreds of miles from home . |
| 5 | Later studies have taken care to define the diabetic population studied in terms of the presence or absence of complications . |
| 6 | Since the 1987 article , some bureaux have taken action to ease the difficulties of the hearing impaired . |
| 7 | The police have taken action to combat the wave of car crime . |