Example sentences of "to have take [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By then it was too late to try and change her policy , for the overseer seemed to have taken a real dislike to her , watching for any slip she made , so that he could punish her for being high and mighty as he called it . |
| 2 | ‘ The truth is men like gadgets , they like to control their environment , ’ points out Dr Margaret Shotton , author of Computer Addiction ? and one of the few academics to have taken a serious look at video game culture . |
| 3 | When the idea of a Royal Commission was in circulation , lawyers within the ranks of the Government , notably Sam Silkin , the Attorney General and one of the few front-benchers on either side to have taken a close interest in penal reform , and Alex Lyon , a Minister of State at the Home Office , pressed for the opportunity to be grasped to make an authoritative assessment of the arguments for a public prosecution service independent of the police . |
| 4 | He was angry with the Colonel , who seemed to have taken a great deal upon himself . |
| 5 | Men , those working full-time and those with fixed-term contracts , are more likely to have taken a temporary job because they had been unable to find a permanent job and thus can be thought of as " involuntary " temporary workers . |
| 6 | Women ( particularly married women ) , those with part-time and those with seasonal , temporary or casual jobs , are more likely to have taken a temporary job because they did not want a permanent job and thus can be thought of as " voluntary " temporary workers . |
| 7 | Spanish industry and finance seemed to have taken a new lease of life , and the official propaganda machine lost no opportunity to attribute this trend to the sagacity of the Caudillo . |
| 8 | ‘ Because it was written by someone who seems to have taken a particular dislike to you . ’ |
| 9 | What is more , the Roman plebs seems to have taken a special interest in Greek religious and moral notions . |
| 10 | Orleton once again seems to have taken a leading part , delivering a harsh and bitter address to the king . |
| 11 | to have taken the right decision for once . |
| 12 | You seem to have taken the three-day week to heart too quickly . ’ |
| 13 | De Montfort 's men had to march up the northern scarp , but they still seem to have taken the royal forces , camped down in the priory grounds , by surprise . |
| 14 | He is believed to have taken the full force of the blast , on October 24 , 1990 , and died instantly . |
| 15 | ‘ Are we going soon , Mummy ? ’ demanded young Rebecca , who seemed to have taken an instant dislike to me . |