Example sentences of "have taken an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As recognition of the importance of the early formative years has deepened , however , the state has taken an increasing part in concern for child care . |
| 2 | SCHOOLS minister Michael Fallon , defending Darlington for the Conservatives , has taken an early lead as the favourite subject of our election limerick competition . |
| 3 | My hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley , East ( Mr. Patchett ) has taken an avid interest in the Grimethorpe project , not only because of its impact on his constituency but because of its impact on energy development . |
| 4 | THE Prince of Wales has taken an extraordinary interest in next Monday 's Royal Variety Performance . |
| 5 | MicroAge Inc 's Hungarian distribution network , Duna Elektronika , has taken an unspecified stake in Budapest Week , the country 's widest circulation English language newspaper . |
| 6 | Vienna , Virginia-based Legent Corp has taken an undisclosed equity stake in object software developer Tivoli Systems Inc . |
| 7 | The Alfonsín government elected in Argentina in late 1983 woúld probably also be included in this category , as would the recently elected ( 1984 ) administration in Uruguay ( president Julio Maria Sanguinetti called for expanded economic relations with the USSR shortly before his inauguration ) and the APRA government led by Alán Garcia in Peru which , since its election victory in May 1985 , has taken an active role in the Non-Aligned Movement , vying for the leadership and backing its challenge with moves to extend diplomatic recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organisation ; ( iii ) capitalist , ‘ liberal-bourgeois ’ governments that are oriented towards Washington , for example , Venezuela , Peru under Belaúnde , Colombia ( before 1982 ) , Costa Rica and Jamaica ; ( iv ) ‘ right-wing ’ , ‘ reactionary ’ military dictatorships generally not liked , but supported by the United States . |
| 8 | Edgar wicket keeper , innkeeper and redoubtable raconteur confided some time after midnight that to help run in his pain-free new hip joint he 'd taken an early morning paper round in Aycliffe village . |
| 9 | After the initial wave of guilty surprise , finding that the beautiful girl she 'd seen at the market had been Roman 's younger sister , she 'd taken an immediate liking to Anneliese . |
| 10 | ‘ I know it 's ridiculous , but it felt as if I 'd taken an enormous jump into the dark , that night with you … ’ |
| 11 | But they must have taken an awful lot of barrels away . |
| 12 | As far as the marine conservation society is concerned , the tragedy is that it may have taken an ecological disaster to finally make people listen . |
| 13 | While this pattern was reproduced only imperfectly in the ECSC and while a timetable of functional spillover might have taken an unconscionable time to achieve , what in the end counted for the ECSC was that it did provide an atmosphere of mutual confidence among the leaders of the member states — despite the disputes , none contemplated leaving the Community — and that this helped to pave the way for the creating of the European Economic Community in 1957 . |
| 14 | Celia , having taken an extra sleeping-pill on his insistence , did not wake , and he himself dozed off for half an hour . |
| 15 | They seemed well in control after 20 minutes , having taken an early lead and looked a class better than their mid-table opponents . |
| 16 | British Rail is a notable example for having taken an early lead in publishing performance indicators . |
| 17 | ‘ Are we going soon , Mummy ? ’ demanded young Rebecca , who seemed to have taken an instant dislike to me . |
| 18 | Yeah erm w what I 've done , I 've measured I 've taken an exact measurement , |
| 19 | Though he hoped he remained outwardly calm , Matthew was conscious that his spirits had taken an ominous dip . |
| 20 | Before the next match , the selectors debated long and hard over the England captaincy , the problem being that Emburey 's form had declined and his place in the team could hardly be justified ; their solution was to drop him and appoint Chris Cowdrey in his place , whose enthusiastic style of leadership had taken an ordinary Kent side to the top of the table . |
| 21 | His mother , whom he had adored , had died when he was sixteen and his father had then married a much younger woman to whom Freddie had taken an instant dislike . |
| 22 | He had taken an instant dislike to both Bodie and Doyle , not only because they had bungled the surveillance job on the van containing his potential assassins , but because they dressed casually , more suited to a Sunday afternoon jog than the serious business of the Secret Service . |
| 23 | It had been clear from the start that the spinster had taken an instant dislike to both Ashi and her daughter . |
| 24 | She kissed his cheek , managing to avoid the scarred one by some contortion recognised by both her victim and McAllister , who had taken an instant dislike to her . |
| 25 | She had taken an immediate liking to the Vicar , the Reverend Geoffrey Brighouse , an ex-naval officer who had matters well-organised and from whom , she had quickly realised , she could learn a lot . |
| 26 | Since that lunch everything had taken an upward swing . |
| 27 | Ten had taken an oral contraceptive ( oestrogen content unspecified ) for periods ranging from four months to 13 years . |
| 28 | After City had taken an early lead with a powerful header from full-back Hill , McMahon split open the Leeds defence with a precise ball from which Sheron turned the course of the match with a 34th-minute strike . |
| 29 | The home side had taken an early lead through tries from Ian Blease and Arthur Bradshaw . |
| 30 | They had taken an early lead with four points from Damien Short but when Oliver Lennon was sent off for a high challenge they were plunged into temporary disarray . |