Example sentences of "had take [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The defendant had taken no serious steps to prevent them as most were his customers . |
| 4 | After complete gall stone dissolution , most ( n=77 ) of the patients had taken no post-dissolution treatment but 16 had been given maintenance treatment with half the full dissolution doses of either chenodeyxholic acid or ursodeoxycholic acid . |
| 5 | He had entered parliament in 1900 , twenty-six years after Balfour , he had held no Cabinet post , he had taken no active role in party institutions , and he had not involved himself much in the social world of Westminster . |
| 6 | The overall tone of noble criticism remained moderate , yet political consciousness had taken a momentous leap since Nicholas 's death . |
| 7 | As I got nearer the Porsche I saw that during the night someone had taken a sharp instrument to the bodywork . |
| 8 | At one time he had taken a mild interest in literature , especially erotic works , but of late it had flagged . |
| 9 | Knowing he was in the right , that she had taken a stupid risk , only made things worse . |
| 10 | Commentators on Bonar Law 's election to the leadership all agreed that the party had taken a decisive turn . |
| 11 | The uppers had come completely away from the soles of the toes and the treads had been worn so smooth he had taken a hot knife to them in an attempt at a retread ! |
| 12 | A few of the men had taken a rare day off from the quarries and the recognitions were more generous than Harrison had anticipated . |
| 13 | She had already noticed that when he walked he limped more than a little , favouring his left leg , but his face had taken a greater hurt . |
| 14 | The fatal injury was a blow to the head , not a very heavy blow but the deceased had taken a substantial amount of alcohol in the hours before he suffered the injury , and the effect of alcohol is to increase the flow of blood to the brain so that , et cetera , et cetera , et cetera . |
| 15 | Meanwhile the politics of war had taken a new departure . |
| 16 | The watchers were now bellowing encouragement to each of the players in a game which had taken a new turn . |
| 17 | In a report to the 15th conference of the Kosovo LC on Nov. 9 , 1989 , Rahman Morina , its president , said that the struggle in Kosovo had taken a new turn and accused people of trying to encourage processes aimed at destroying Yugoslavia and at changing its federal system . |
| 18 | Stopping short of direction intervention , Carter had taken a firm line . |
| 19 | No force had taken a worse drubbing in the first mad onrush of Plan XVII than the Second Army that had then been under his command ; yet , in the moment of defeat , he had made an astonishing turnabout . |
| 20 | Michael Heseltine , as Secretary of State for the Environment , had taken a strong line on Barlaston , using his powers to carry out emergency repairs for the first time . |
| 21 | It had taken a long while , Harry thought as he glanced fondly at Cora-Beth , before he had got over Madeleine 's rejection of him and the shock of her marriage to Dunbar . |
| 22 | He had quite liked the thought of being fit and athletic some time in the future , although the signs had taken a long time coming . |
| 23 | According to Sutton , Pilger made him cancel interviews which had taken a long time to set up . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Having said that he was very immature the report added that there had been considerable improvement , but it had taken a long time ( he had only been at school for four terms and had had a change of teacher ) . |
| 26 | Our visit had taken a long time and we returned to Skeldale House for lunch . |
| 27 | It had taken a long time for the initial hostility and suspicion between them to wear off . |
| 28 | At the other end of the human time-scale , the idea that life could be , and was being , prolonged through man 's skill and foresight had taken a powerful hold . |
| 29 | It was the first time I had taken a close look at him . |
| 30 | The months of dangerous living had taken a savage toll of his health and he had bad conjunctivitis . |