Example sentences of "has [adv] taken a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where London has perhaps taken a lead , it has been followed . |
| 2 | Now presumably somebody in government or Whitehall has just taken a decision to , to go for it all in one year , I do n't know why , I , I do n't suppose we 're told why , but the , the consequence of the decision is actually going to be that people in Shropshire , our clients and social services are going to pay for that decision , either through paying charges for services that they now get for nothing , or by getting less services , er , and this does n't seem to be in line with the government 's stated aim of , of targeting money where it 's most needed . |
| 3 | Kasparov , the 30-year-old from Russia whose title seems impregnable , is hot favourite at 2/9 and William Hill has already taken a £6,000 bet on him . |
| 4 | Insignia has already taken a 10% stake in Bridgefield , Connecticut-based Bristol Technology Inc , capping a deal for the two firms to develop and combine products that will allow Windows applications to run on desktop Unix systems . |
| 5 | Insignia has already taken a 10% stake in Bridgefield , Connecticut-based Bristol Technology Inc , capping a deal for the two firms to develop and combine products that will enable Windows applications to run on desktop Unix systems . |
| 6 | Britain has always taken a stand against bullies and tyrants to ensure that we can live in a safe world and I pray that our resolution to do this will remain undiminished . |
| 7 | DEC has also taken a booth at this week 's SunWorld expo in San Francisco to make an aggressive bid to entice SunOS applications and user to Alpha . |
| 8 | The Murdoch image has also taken a knock with the failure of Media Partners , when investors proved unwilling to back his management style . |
| 9 | B has also taken a washing machine which cost £200 and which had a selling price of £280 from the business for personal use . |
| 10 | The route has now taken a bit of hammering with a Yugoslav bagging the third ascent and Sean Myles and Andy Pollitt steaming in for the fourth and fifth ascents soon afterwards . |
| 11 | CDC 's talks with its OEM RISC Unix system supplier , Silicon Graphics Inc — which has now taken a 10% stake in CDS — started ( unbeknown to CDC at the time , Ousley claims ) in parallel with SGI 's negotiations for its chip supplier , MIPS Computer Systems Inc . |
| 12 | But the call-offs mean that he has now taken a step nearer being involved . ’ |
| 13 | She has even taken a group of clients on holiday . |