Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [verb] a step " in BNC.
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| 1 | A proposed rail link between Oxford , Aylesbury and Milton Keynes has moved a step nearer reality this afternoon with the decision by Buckinghamshire County Council to invest in the project . |
| 2 | But in the meantime Louis had taken a step back by withdrawing his consent to the betrothal of Richard and Alice . |
| 3 | Members of the European Commission [ EC ] have reached an agreement to control and reduce emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides and the UK has taken a step towards this with new legislation governing all industrial processes [ See page 5 ] . |
| 4 | ‘ But since that match we have progressed , while Liverpool have taken a step back . ’ |
| 5 | A MOVE to ease traffic problems near the Denes in Darlington has taken a step forward . |
| 6 | Hotspur had withdrawn a step or two towards the door when he turned again to look at Iago . |
| 7 | CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a livestock market and housing estate outside Darlington have taken a step forward . |
| 8 | MOST HISTORIANS simply rely on archives — Peter Wynne-Thomas has gone a step further by creating one . |