Example sentences of "the [noun prp] took the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1971 the SAAF took the five remaining Daks of national carrier South African Airways ( SAA ) . |
| 2 | The ECJ took the view that the acquisition and holding of shares in other companies , without any involvement ( either direct or indirect ) in the subsidiaries ' management , did not constitute a business activity . |
| 3 | The Habsburgs took the Turkish threat more seriously than Matthias had done . |
| 4 | The validation procedures were designed to be rigorous , and all levels of the CNAA took the question of rigour extremely seriously . |
| 5 | Maui was a little better — at least the interior decorator finished , even if it was in the worst possible taste , but the Seychelles took the cake. ! . ’ |
| 6 | Klementiev of the USSR took the C1 from Bouchalov of Bulgaria by a mere 0.07 sec . |
| 7 | The Serbs took the Turks by surprise , and the local garrison troops were soon isolated in Belgrade , whilst the rest of the pashalik was firmly in Miloš 's grip . |
| 8 | Instead the Kadets took the lead in issuing a series of demands for far-reaching reforms , including the appointment of a government responsible to the Duma and the redistribution of private land . |
| 9 | The Shah took the news with his usual appearance of calm . |
| 10 | The Maldives took the view , along with several other SAARC states , that bilateral problems among members should not impinge on the SAARC and that Sri Lanka 's decision to refuse to host the 1989 summit could set a bad precedent . |
| 11 | During the week the BBC took the opportunity to broadcast part of another pre-recorded interview on Radio 4 's ‘ File on 4 ’ , while Capital Radio broadcast a four-part feature on AIDS , again including a ‘ canned ’ interview with Patrick . |
| 12 | The UK took the view that it should have been based on Article 100 of the Treaty of Rome ( general harmonisation of national laws ) , which requires unanimity ( in which case the adverse vote of the UK could have prevented the Directive being adopted ) . |
| 13 | In 799 the Franks took the Balearic Islands , which faced repeated attacks from Saracen fleets , but were held under the government of the Counts of Genoa and Tuscany . |
| 14 | Shanta Kumar of the BJP took the oath of office as Chief Minister on March 5 , replacing Virabhadra Singh of Congress ( I ) . |
| 15 | Logic suggests that 16 should be the age of consent for this conduct , too , but the CLRC took the view that young men of 16 and 17 need protection from this kind of behaviour , whereas they do not from other kinds of sexual contact . |
| 16 | One experiment conducted by the Rumbaughs took the following form . |
| 17 | The Left Wing of the ILP took the same view , though eventually it became more sympathetic to the Communists . |
| 18 | On April 19 the EPRDF took the hydroelectric power station at Finchaa ( also in Welega province ) , and by April 24 it had taken the town of Ambo , 100 km west of Addis Ababa , although this area was retaken by government forces four days later . |
| 19 | One can only speculate that the GMC took the easy option and avoided testing the issue of clinical ecology head on because it feared a lengthy presentation of evidence on both sides , with the risk of an inconclusive result . |
| 20 | The T'ang took the folder from him and opened it . |
| 21 | On 16 June the CRS took the Sorbonne . |
| 22 | The ITA took the 1964 competition very seriously , none-theless . |
| 23 | Before the Observer leaked extracts , ministers in the DTI took the view that publication would allow the Labour party to accuse them of jeopardising the rights of any defendants to a fair trial . |
| 24 | Kick-off time was 3.30 , but when the Cobblers took the field at 3.25 , there was no sign of the Coventry party anywhere in the town . |
| 25 | Then they watched helplessly as the Tay took the land back again . |