Example sentences of "have taken [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I accept that it has taken a few years for the process to be completed , but everyone who studies the history books will be able to trace the downfall of the Thatcher Government — as some may still call it — to the time when she was foolish enough to remove the right hon. Gentleman from the duties that he was carrying out so successfully . |
| 2 | If it did n't come off , the worst thing that could have happened is that it would have taken a few years to move him out . ’ |
| 3 | If it had n't been for Arthur Billstock , I would probably have taken the same road as Mark . |
| 4 | Any traveller would have taken the same route as I did . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd had one drink but I would have taken the same stand if I had n't had a drink at all . |
| 6 | Mr Sands stressed that he would have taken the same view of any party who laid down such a set of pre-conditions . |
| 7 | Where it is clear that the contract-breaker would have taken the same steps anyway the inducement is not an effective cause of the loss . |
| 8 | ‘ We would have taken the same action and taken a prosecution if it had been any other film which had been shown without the consent of the licence-holder . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ After I 've taken a few pictures . |
| 10 | His re-creation — like the creating of Adam on the first day — had taken a little time . |
| 11 | They could add more tea once he had taken a few sips . |
| 12 | It had taken a few days to persuade her ladyship to accept change , for she had for so long been used to living in squalor that she could not at first accustom herself to an altered way of life . |
| 13 | The whole operation had taken a few seconds only , a little huddle of activity in all of which the discreet entry of Liz Spalding to the house had had a good chance of going unnoticed by any distant , watching eyes . |
| 14 | As soon as he 'd switched the light off , Zeno had taken the same route through the yard as Sophie had done a little earlier . |
| 15 | Three of her friends — also nurses — had taken the same route a few minutes before . |
| 16 | No tape recorder , no camera , questions strictly limited to her professional life , the right not to answer , the chance to okay quotes , no absurd leather trousers , accompanied at the interview by a trusted associate — if only her predecessors , who are equally distinguished publishers after all , had taken the same precautions . |
| 17 | On this question all social grades had taken the same line — the need to seize local gentry estates . |
| 18 | I have taken a little time to sketch the history of paragraph 16.5 of Code C in order to show that it is not directly linked to the ancient and deep-rooted privilege against self-incrimination . |
| 19 | However , recently , the courts have taken a more laissez-faire attitude to exclusion clauses and fundamental breach on the basis that the parties should be free to agree that there should be no liability under the contract even for a fundamental breach , if that was their desire , see Photo Productions Ltd. v Securicor Transport Ltd. [ 1980 ] . |
| 20 | your dad usually finds he 's taken the same picture two or three times or more or less and |