Example sentences of "have taken the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have taken the title of this chapter from a Durham University M.Ed. thesis by Geoff Readman ( 1984 ) . |
| 2 | Some have taken the parallels between the human body and the Earth much further and have postulated ‘ chakra ’ points on the Earth 's surface which have specific effects in landscape terms appropriate to the nature of the corresponding chakra . |
| 3 | Anthony Lewis talks to drivers who have taken the plunge and switched from petrol-engined cars to diesel with not a regret between them The doctor |
| 4 | Those who are outside the party machine , jettisoned in the interests of moderation , have taken the fight on to the streets to capture grassroots support . |
| 5 | We have taken the HNO 3 vertical profile for 65°S in May from the LIMS satellite results , autumn temperatures from the May 80°S zonal mean climatology of Barnett and Corney , and springtime temperatures from balloonsonde flights . |
| 6 | Now that the R40X and R20X have taken the radar world by storm , it 's time for a little more radar excitement … the R10X Radar . |
| 7 | Erm there is an error in that we have included er at two in that we have added in a reference there to further additional meant that we have taken the budget earlier guidelines here three point three , we are not proposing to do that and therefore that should be deleted . |
| 8 | So far , we have taken the operators for granted . |
| 9 | The fact that this is the case is illustrated by events in recent history , such as devastating forest fires in the USA in 1988 , the virtually annual floods in the Indian subcontinent in the wake of the monsoon rains , and the continuing drought in parts of the African continent which have taken the lives and livelihood of countless people . |
| 10 | ‘ So far , only about 20 people have taken the money , ’ Collinson says . |
| 11 | How many have taken the edge off the phrase at the grass roots by applying it to inappropriate circumstances ? |
| 12 | If you have taken the Norwich Union Insurance policy , the premium will be shown here . |
| 13 | Football now has Bob Wilson of Arsenal and Emlyn Hughes of Liverpool and on independent television there is Ian StJohn and Jimmy Greaves ( ‘ The Saint and Greavsie ’ ) , who have taken the art of televised sport a step further by reproducing in the studio all the mixture of jokes and outlandish memories , bets , hunches , tactical shrewdness , and affectionate ‘ piss-taking ’ that make up a friendly hour in the pub . |
| 14 | Delyn MP David Hanson and Alyn and Deeside MP Barry Jones have taken the issue to the Welsh Office . |
| 15 | People who have taken the drug report a range of effects from the unpleasant to the downright dangerous . |
| 16 | At other warehouse parties youngsters have taken the drug Ecstacy . |
| 17 | ‘ They have taken the guts out of the movie , except for Europe which always sees the true version , ’ the actor said . |
| 18 | It has become a commodity itself , to be bought and sold by people skilled only in doing just that , and they have taken the guts out of money , weeded it out . |
| 19 | It is possible for those who have taken the CPE to complete the training contract before the Legal Practice Course , if the employer agrees . |
| 20 | The champagne houses have taken the case to the Court of Appeal . |
| 21 | The Dutch were silver medallists last time and England have taken the bronze in the last two events . |
| 22 | Sir , before I open the case , er after you have taken the appearances , it is my intention with your permission to make a special statement having regard to an event in the past , and to then make submissions . |
| 23 | Wearily he said : ‘ Miss Washbrooke , you have taken the responsibility of deciding that those knives were sent by a hoaxer and not a murderer . |
| 24 | Now it is set to be the unofficial mascot of staff at Harper and Harper furniture , Northgate , who have taken the bird to a taxidermist to be stuffed . |
| 25 | With the exception of Hunt 's work , all the other researchers have taken the sentence as broadly unproblematic . |
| 26 | And so — in my case very reluctantly , in a slow process of decision-making that took two years — we have taken the road to Budapest . |
| 27 | The judges have taken the word ‘ unnecessary ’ to mean ‘ unreasonable ’ , whether or not use amounting to an obstruction was or was not unreasonable use was a question of fact , depending on all the circumstances , including |
| 28 | You have , you have taken the word evaporated out of the air , and it 's it 's an assumption , you must cross that out . |
| 29 | And they then say well right , cos every time an accountant does your books at the front of your , the actual like er the booklet what you get on your accounts it says at the front something like these accounts have erm have been audited but only erm we have taken the word of Mr that what he said is right . |
| 30 | Analysts , however , have taken the concept of ‘ literal meaning ’ as a ‘ neutral ’ and ‘ universal ’ tool of study rather than treating it as an object of study in itself , as a part of the ‘ social construction of reality ’ which they are trying to describe and to explain . |