Example sentences of "taken [adv] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sorry to have taken rather a long time to reply but Andrew was in transit back to and around Italy . |
| 2 | We 've sent someone out to meet them , because they 've taken rather a long time . |
| 3 | We 've sent someone out to meet them , because they 've taken rather a long time . |
| 4 | ‘ You have taken on a great responsibility , ’ the turtle told her . |
| 5 | One reason why the modern reader has difficulty with a positive evaluation of the term ‘ national prejudices ’ is that , in the twentieth century , prejudice has taken on a substantive meaning . |
| 6 | Labour had taken on a flagging government in the midst of the longest recession since the last world war . |
| 7 | A press corps reaching into three figures has accompanied the side to Scotland and , in the absence of World Cup qualifying matches to play , each appearance made by Vogts ' team has taken on a genuine significance . |
| 8 | By eating the herbs , the fish would have taken on a slight herby flavour themselves . |
| 9 | HUNDREDS of fascinating items from Glasgow Museums are being taken on a two year tour of Britain — thanks to a sponsorship deal with the Royal Bank . |
| 10 | Life has taken on a new sense of urgency and my mind is working overtime . |
| 11 | His life had taken on a new dimension . |
| 12 | Shirai 's voice here seems to have taken on a new dimension , a darker tonal colour , a new expressiveness that is constantly compelling with the emphasis on the drama . |
| 13 | In introducing the subject Grant commented that while it was important in crime investigation , it has taken on a new significance in the past year because of the large number of valuable documents that had been damaged as a result of fires caused by enemy action . |
| 14 | Even with only limited information , it is clear that auditing has taken on a new significance in many firms . |
| 15 | Undeniably the birth certificates of such as Jeff Probyn , Wade Dooley , Mike Teague and Peter Winterbottom have taken on a new significance since 4.30pm on Saturday . |
| 16 | The recruits themselves have taken on a new air of self-confidence . |
| 17 | Within two weeks we were encouraging our readers to lobby their MPs concerning the restrictive Night Assemblies Bill , Robert Tripp was regaling us with tales of groupies and interviews had taken on a new air of contention , seriousness and madness . |
| 18 | The parliamentary party has taken on a new style , in which the old alliance of interests to which Henry Fairlie alluded has fractured . |
| 19 | Since moving into a gymnasium in Florida and working with Vic Andreetti , a former British champion from the East End of London , Benn has taken on a new mantle . |
| 20 | Since moving into a gymnasium in Florida and working with Vic Andreetti , a former British champion from the East End of London , Benn has taken on a new mantle . |
| 21 | I did , however , recently visit a long-established and normally experienced retailer who had taken on a new member of staff who filled a big sales tank with a mixture of large Heteractis and Stoichactis anemone species . |
| 22 | The seemingly inexorable march of new technology in the newspaper industry has taken on a new complexion over the last couple of weeks . |
| 23 | After a long period of depression , and a short period of training , he had taken on a new career — one which also demanded dexterity with the hands : that of a mortician . |
| 24 | Meanwhile , the paper had taken on a new cub reporter in the person of Matthew Smith , a tall gangling young man who was to go far in his chosen field . |
| 25 | Was it possible that her sister had taken on a new maid for the Fanshawes ' flat and not said anything about it ? |
| 26 | The question of the relation between Christianity and other world faiths has taken on a new urgency in a time where , for instance , an Indian Christian must take stock of his position vis-à-vis his Hindu fellow-countrymen , or a British or American Christian finds himself living alongside adherents of other religions in his own homeland . |
| 27 | FIVE war veterans have taken on a new challenge producing a regular news booklet for their fellow medal holders . |
| 28 | The phrase ‘ Go West young man ’ has taken on a new meaning in Canada , where going west means coming to terms with sushi , the bullet train and sumo wrestling . |
| 29 | The handbrake was extensively used to cope with icy conditions on what seemed to be never-ending hairpins and headlights in the distance changing direction constantly made us wonder whether the word insanity had taken on a new meaning [ going up and down snowy mountains in a 30-year-old car ] . |
| 30 | THE hit song Lady in Red has taken on a new meaning for Chris de Burgh as his wife , Diane , makes a full recovery after a horrific riding accident in mid-July . |