Example sentences of "taken [art] [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unaided by technology ( but possibly assisted by an abundance of cheap labour and a convenient absence of red tape ) the Mark II establishment was up and running in a quarter of the time it has taken the current version to proceed from the stage of the second catastrophic fire in 1980 to opening its doors . |
| 2 | KOP legend Ray Kennedy has taken the heartbreaking decision to sell his prized collection of soccer memorabilia . |
| 3 | Any member of the secret society who takes public office or joins the police should declare they have taken the Masonic oath to counter , he told MPs . |
| 4 | The therapist pointed out that the changes that had taken place in her life were the result of her having discussed her problems with her family and having taken the necessary steps to solve them . |
| 5 | While many , including the majority of the Barclay Committee ( 1982 ) , had argued for a unified view of the social work enterprise , Nottinghamshire social services department had taken the unusual decision to separate out elements of the social work role for essentially practical reasons . |
| 6 | TASS argued that they had nothing to withdraw , not having taken the original decision to strike . |
| 7 | In his annual report to the Supreme Soviet Matiukhin said that he had resigned because ( i ) the government had taken no effective steps to solve the cash shortage ; ( ii ) inter-enterprise debt stood at 2,000,000 million roubles for which the Bank was criticized although it was following government policy ; and ( iii ) the Supreme Soviet was demanding a reduction of the 80 per cent interest rate to 50 per cent . |
| 8 | The reason was that the employer had taken no effective steps to end the practice and yet suddenly , and without proper warning , had treated it as a sufficient ground for dismissal . |
| 9 | It would have taken no additional effort to assemble a selection representative of the period and presenting a new view of many leading artists ' activities and styles applied to this medium . |
| 10 | The defendant had taken no serious steps to prevent them as most were his customers . |
| 11 | Er we have taken every possible precaution to make sure that it 's not a recipe for disaster . |
| 12 | The British Government has taken every possible precaution to safe-guard sensitive information and screen prospective recruits for the UDR . |
| 13 | ‘ I have , ’ the young man told his father , ‘ taken a firm resolution to conquer or dye , and [ to ] stand my ground as long as I have a man remaining with me . ’ |
| 14 | The pyramid has taken a long time to crumble . |
| 15 | Surprisingly , it has taken a long time to arrange something that most would have considered to be basic . |
| 16 | Then , there was a description of the child 's functioning : he had taken a long time to settle into school , e.g. routine and order of the class . |
| 17 | According to Sutton , Pilger made him cancel interviews which had taken a long time to set up . |
| 18 | Peel ( 1966 ) considered that these would have taken a long time to form and their unidirectional nature may indicate that the north-east trades have been blowing over this area for a very long time . |
| 19 | The links between sport , the media ‘ and big business ‘ which are now so important , have taken a long time to forge . |
| 20 | ‘ She 's taken a long time to throw off the illness and is still not fully fit , ’ said Sheppard 's Milngavie and Bearsden coach , Alex McNeil . |
| 21 | It has taken a long time to reduce the effects of that defect but it is now under control . |
| 22 | Such a measure has taken a long time to appear . |
| 23 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 24 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 25 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 26 | ‘ I thought we 'd taken a long time to get here . ’ |
| 27 | It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives . |
| 28 | Some of you er you know it 's taken a long time to get this message over . |
| 29 | As you will be aware the Council has taken a major initiative to investigate the levels of participation and standards of performance in sport and physical recreation among young people . |
| 30 | Unfortunately , it has taken a major tragedy to focus the minds of hauliers and their professional advisers sharply on these problem areas . |