Example sentences of "having taken the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of them were feeling distinctly insecure at having taken the first step out of the closet and they kept the escape route in sight at all times . |
| 2 | In England , however , the birth of many children suffering from deformities caused by their mothers having taken the new drug thalidomide prescribed by doctors during their pregnancy resulted in the enactment of the Congenital Disabilities ( Civil Liability ) Act 1976 . |
| 3 | The new Foreign Minister , Geza Jeszenszky , declared on May 30 , 1990 , that Hungary wished to hold negotiations with all parties concerned about leaving the Warsaw Treaty Organisation , having taken the Soviet Union 's security interests into account . |
| 4 | Now there was a theory in the south of England , that when one retired , for the first year , you dumped most of your lump sum into premium bonds on the hope of a big win , and then after the first year you invested it , you see , having taken the big win . |
| 5 | TASS argued that they had nothing to withdraw , not having taken the original decision to strike . |