Example sentences of "have [adv] taken a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a massive work and has obviously taken a great deal of your time and trouble . |
| 2 | Where London has perhaps taken a lead , it has been followed . |
| 3 | The Library Association has thus taken a consistent position on censorship over a period of at least 25 years . |
| 4 | It is regrettable that the House of Lords has not taken a similarly progressive approach . |
| 5 | Apart from a cameo role in the ill-fated and so far unreleased Bloodhounds of Broadway , she has not taken a film role since the poorly conceived Shanghai Express and Who 's That Girl . |
| 6 | Although the Labour Party as a whole has not taken a stand on the political position of the monarchy , Tony Benn has expressed the view that these two powers of the Crown should be transferred to the Speaker of the House of Commons because he stands apart from the political parties and is directly answerable to the Commons for the conduct of the chair in a way that does not apply to the position of the Crown . |
| 7 | Only four results left and so far Lenny Henry has just taken a clear lead from Victoria Wood . |
| 8 | Neil Young has just taken a three-minute break between the arrival of the NME and the departure of Radio 1 's Johnny Walker . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The idea that someone has already taken a very close look before choosing the victim shakes them considerably . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The Prince of Wales , who like the Sultan has a passion for polo , has already taken a close interest in the environmental impact of destruction of the world 's rainforests , a key factor in global warming . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't think anyone has ever taken a more circuitous route to the railway station . |
| 16 | Michael has always taken a very active part in the upbringing of the children . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Liz has always taken a great deal of interest in make-up and admits to being ‘ so vain that I wear Revlon 's Aqualash waterproof mascara when diving ’ . |
| 19 | What we can say is that where pollution control has been attempted it has usually taken a crude and simple form . |
| 20 | And er , although I think we encourage managers to be generous in terms of again part-time working and time off , I think our corporation , and now I go to the United States , has probably taken a more enlightened attitude than we have so far . |
| 21 | The Murdoch image has also taken a knock with the failure of Media Partners , when investors proved unwilling to back his management style . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The industry has also taken a neanderthal attitude towards the training and further education of its workers . |
| 24 | B has also taken a washing machine which cost £200 and which had a selling price of £280 from the business for personal use . |
| 25 | Science is a highly disciplined industry that has traditionally taken a very dim view of emotional expression . |
| 26 | Columbia , now owned by Japan 's Sony , has become as well known for the high spending of its management team , Peter Guber and Jon Peters , as its films ; Mr Peters has now taken a back seat . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Another senior police officer who more than once captured the headlines , James Anderton , Chief Constable of Greater Manchester , decrying ‘ the rot that has now taken a firm hold in the fabric of our society ’ , was so moved as to describe crime as Britain 's ‘ Top Growth Industry ’ . |
| 30 | But the call-offs mean that he has now taken a step nearer being involved . ’ |