Example sentences of "have taken [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unhappily , too , extended works which have taken much love and toil to compile can be a quarry for the despoiler , who will ruthlessly remove for separate sale topographical prints , autograph letters , etc. , which have much increased in value since the extra-illustration was carried out . |
| 2 | In literature , though there are still cases of artisanal and distributive post-artisanal relations , productive post-artisanal relations have long been dominant , and important internal changes within them have taken much publishing into a later market phase . |
| 3 | Linguists have taken little notice of such communities in the past — their language is not part of the central ‘ canon ’ — and so such vernaculars are still largely peripheral to the general body of linguistic knowledge . |
| 4 | There 's been something like twenty per cent cut over the last few years and erm some faculty members have taken early retirement and left , so a lot of subjects have lost some of their most able people . |
| 5 | That 's obviously been accepted by the labour group because they have taken extra money out of reserves , we 're simply going to take some more out to meet our er our figure that we 're trying to achieve . |
| 6 | Beck explained : ‘ We have taken adverse publicity over the way we play . |
| 7 | They are like scraps from a tailor 's cutting room which have taken clumsy wing . |
| 8 | ‘ Nothing is more remarkable ’ , wrote Wellesley , ‘ than the apathy of the people who have taken neither side of the question but look on the quarrel as to be one between the army and the king . ’ |
| 9 | The local community-based organizations that have since formed have been more basic in their opposition to any mining and have taken political organization — through lobbying , petitions , demonstrations and public meetings — as their mode of operation . |
| 10 | ‘ We have taken short-term action in Middlesbrough and Langbaurgh , but we need a comprehensive review , ’ said Coun Walsh . |
| 11 | Classes I and II have taken greater advantage of educational expansion than have Halsey 's other social groupings . |
| 12 | ‘ Sadly , I think people have taken that privilege , ’ she says . |
| 13 | When a number of people have taken that holiday , they may conduct another poll to investigate whether they enjoyed it , and , most important , whether they would repeat it or recommend it to friends . |
| 14 | N.B. You may make a claim if your cancellation falls within the terms of the insurance policy negotiated by HCI with the Norwich Union , if you have taken that cover . |
| 15 | The flow of East German refugees swelled during the 24 hours to Sunday morning from the normal 500-600 to 1,184 , bringing the number who have taken that route since Hungary opened its borders on 11 September to 35,000 . |
| 16 | Fumes Colin : ‘ We never intended the track to be an advert for ecstasy and it makes me really angry that people have taken that attitude about the song . |
| 17 | I have taken that precaution . ’ |
| 18 | ICE have taken one unit as a base for its own Liverpool office , and solicitors are handling the sale of seven other houses , said ICE spokesman Duncan Sutherland . |
| 19 | Nearly 50 trade associations have taken one step further and had their codes of practice approved by the Office of Fair Trading ( OFT ) . |
| 20 | Carlisle have taken one point from the last 15 and are 18th in the Third Division . |
| 21 | In Lesotho , forestry programmes have taken grazing land out of use causing immediate pressure on remaining land , without a displacement of the actual homes of land-users . |
| 22 | If you have taken the recommended Norwich Union insurance cover you must make an insurance claim under the Legal Expenses section in respect of any legal fees incurred abroad for that purpose , and if you have taken alternative insurance , you must do likewise under any Legal Expenses cover provided by it . |
| 23 | And Wood 's Wonderful beer mats have taken second place in the British Beermat Collectors ' Society annual popularity poll . |
| 24 | We have taken great care to make sure that the foods recommended on the diet are all widely available , little influenced by seasonal variations . |
| 25 | Furthermore , we have taken great care during twinning visits to make sure the teams are fully representative . |
| 26 | They have taken oral evidence from ministers more frequently . |
| 27 | ‘ I can not comment any further , except to say that I have taken legal advice on this matter . ’ |
| 28 | Furious at what they call roughshod treatment at the hands of their area tourist board executives over the merger issue , members of the Dunoon and District Hoteliers Association have taken legal advice which they say has confirmed that rules have been violated . |
| 29 | The pair have taken classic rock songs like Stairway to Heaven and given them their own distinctive treatment . |
| 30 | Given a method , we can avoid mistaken ideas which , confirmed by the authority of the past , have taken deep root , like weeds in men 's minds . |