Example sentences of "had take a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Word of total closure came just one week after the society had revealed that it had taken a controversial first step toward meeting its operating costs with a loan of $1.5 million from Sotheby 's secured by $3.5 million worth of works from its vast collections . |
2 | The overall tone of noble criticism remained moderate , yet political consciousness had taken a momentous leap since Nicholas 's death . |
3 | As I got nearer the Porsche I saw that during the night someone had taken a sharp instrument to the bodywork . |
4 | At one time he had taken a mild interest in literature , especially erotic works , but of late it had flagged . |
5 | Knowing he was in the right , that she had taken a stupid risk , only made things worse . |
6 | Commentators on Bonar Law 's election to the leadership all agreed that the party had taken a decisive turn . |
7 | 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 ! |
8 | A few of the men had taken a rare day off from the quarries and the recognitions were more generous than Harrison had anticipated . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | Meanwhile the politics of war had taken a new departure . |
12 | The watchers were now bellowing encouragement to each of the players in a game which had taken a new turn . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | Stopping short of direction intervention , Carter had taken a firm line . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | A family drama five years ago awakened Steilmann to the ecological crisis — his daughter had taken a strong dental painkiller and was close to death because of an allergic reaction . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | In the course of his visit Mandela addressed Congress and travelled to other US cities which had taken a strong anti-apartheid stance , including Atlanta , Georgia , where he visited the tomb of the Rev. Martin Luther King . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | According to Sutton , Pilger made him cancel interviews which had taken a long time to set up . |
21 | 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 . |
22 | 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 ) . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | Our visit had taken a long time and we returned to Skeldale House for lunch . |
25 | It had taken a long time for the initial hostility and suspicion between them to wear off . |
26 | 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 . |
27 | It was the first time I had taken a close look at him . |
28 | The months of dangerous living had taken a savage toll of his health and he had bad conjunctivitis . |
29 | Lord Hulton had only about thirty suckling cows but it had taken a three-hour rodeo to test them . |
30 | In the third edition of his The Principles of Political Economy ( 1821 ) Ricardo added a chapter on machinery , conceding that Barton ‘ had taken a correct view of some of the effects of an increasing amount of fixed capital on the condition of the labouring classes ’ , but maintaining that there was a , perhaps imperfect , positive relationship between increases in capital and the demand for labour . |