Example sentences of "have taken a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you listen to one of the rather better Kylie records , they have taken a girl who does n't really have a great voice , who is an actress , and slowly they have developed a career where she actually now has a sound which is similar to some of the girly groups in the 60 ’ s , in a totally different way . |
| 2 | Cllr Cooper , a buyer for Littlewoods , said : ‘ I have taken a year off work to do this and there is no point if at the end I have made no difference at all . |
| 3 | We 've been running the management skills courses since nineteen eighty-six , and since then , more than seven hundred and fifty people , from groups such as yours , have taken a part , and we 're about to launch a phase two in the next er , year or so . |
| 4 | I have taken a couple more roach to hemp and reckon i have about 14 lb in the net . |
| 5 | Therefore make sure that you are not going to bed too early , particularly if you have taken a nap after lunch . |
| 6 | Staff have taken a pay cut . |
| 7 | Northside have taken a trip from the street to the stage without appearing to stop off at the rehearsal room , and display no remorse at waltzing straight into the charts . |
| 8 | Northside have taken a trip from the street to the stage without appearing to stop off at the rehearsal room , and display no remorse at waltzing straight into the charts . |
| 9 | She admires wealth-creators , entrepreneurs , and people who have taken a chance in the market rather than those who work in the public sector . |
| 10 | On a range of third-world issues their policies have taken a turn for the better and are broadly the same as those of Labour — support for the Palestinians , dialogue with the ANC , endorsement of the ‘ safe haven ’ for the Kurds . |
| 11 | Jackson is the first to admit that the numbers of people having a thing about some of the later material have taken a dip . |
| 12 | of that fund was paid in by the Government , but now the Government have taken a holiday . |
| 13 | ‘ It would be hard on people like Peter Winterbottom but they have taken a decision to go to London and there 's no room any more for sentiment . ’ |
| 14 | I know too that you can never be with me here and for that reason I have taken a decision . |
| 15 | I have taken a stand for freedom against tyranny . |
| 16 | The Government have taken a stand on the right principles , and when my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister goes to Maastricht to uphold them , he will have the overwhelming support of the House and the country , whatever the outcome of the summit . |
| 17 | Time after time , companies have taken a dive , leaving a mass of dead and dying labels in their wake . |
| 18 | He led Leeds to the English championship last season but the team 's fortunes have taken a dive this year . |
| 19 | Those who have taken a course in German or French as a foreign language will already have some formal knowledge of that language . |
| 20 | In fact , students who have taken a subject at A level do not , by the end of their courses , do better than those who have kept off it — as a recent study of economics graduates showed . |
| 21 | They have taken a selection from their Cordillera , Appalachian , and Outback lines , adapted the harness to suit a women 's figure and called them the Nanda Devi range . |
| 22 | But only 200,000 have taken a leap into the dark to buy non-privatised quoted shares . |
| 23 | Outside , the cottage industries have taken a rest as the heat of the afternoon settles heavily on the town like an unwelcome blanket . |
| 24 | Interference theories have taken a variety of forms . |
| 25 | With 800–900 of Switzerland 's 2300 professors due to retire before the end of the decade , the Swiss have taken a leaf out of Britain 's book and set up a scheme for appointing ‘ new blood ’ assistant professors at the rate of 300 in each of the next two four-year planning periods . |
| 26 | It is vital that the education system should attract back women who have taken a career break to raise a family . |
| 27 | Such moves have taken a number of different forms : |
| 28 | Again these changes have been in response to legislation and have taken a number of forms . |
| 29 | The Government have taken a number of steps to promote the provision of affordable homes for exactly the people whom the hon. Gentleman mentions . |
| 30 | Since that point we have taken a number of steps to reduce students ' reliance on benefits . |