Example sentences of "has taken [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , we recently saw that the right hon. Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) has taken actions to run down the region and its potential . |
| 2 | Unlike Mr Chirac during that earlier experiment , Mr Balladur has taken care to consult Mr Mitterrand regularly . |
| 3 | The Athens meeting has taken months to set up . |
| 4 | The trust 's conservation manager , Dr Charles Beardall , said : ‘ Vegetation which has taken centuries to become established is being wiped out in minutes by these vehicles and important bird colonies are being disturbed . ’ |
| 5 | It 's a difficult thing , this has taken years to get objectives and every time the old . |
| 6 | admits he has taken risks to make progress . |
| 7 | The industry body for many of the companies behind the leasing of photocopiers , the Finance and Leasing Association , has taken steps to curb excesses on the part of its members . |
| 8 | The court heard that Mrs. White , who is now separated from her husband , has taken steps to combat her alcohol problem and is paying off all her debts . |
| 9 | On the other hand , the jury can be asked to take the plaintiff 's own conduct into account in reducing damages — if he has taken steps to refute the allegations publicly , or has been cleared of them after a publicised enquiry , or has obtained retractions and damages from other publications , his wounds may be considered to have partially healed . |
| 10 | ’ — Which is why I imagine Burun has taken steps to remind Artai that it is the ulus of the Kha-Khan to be the Lord of the Earth , ’ he said . |
| 11 | The Government has taken steps to improve court procedures but it has steadfastly refused to introduce a legal right to interest . |
| 12 | Since that time central government has taken steps to reduce the proportion of local expenditure it funds . |
| 13 | However , in a concession to a veto threat delivered by US President George Bush , Congress allowed Bush the authority to restore the aid programme if he could certify " that the government of Jordan has taken steps to advance the peace process in the Middle East , or that furnishing assistance to Jordan would be beneficial to the peace process in the Middle East " . |
| 14 | The United States House of Representatives on June 20 voted by 410 to eight to cut off military aid to Jordan worth US$27,000,000 , pending assurances that " the government of Jordan has taken steps to advance the peace process in the Middle East " [ see p. 38119 ] . |
| 15 | Ahead of the Commission 's recommendations , the Law Society has taken steps to guarantee the competence of police station advice given by unqualified staff by producing a scheme which will provide comprehensive training for solicitor 's representatives , followed by a test which they will have to pass in order to continue to be paid for the work by the Legal Aid Board . |
| 16 | He has taken steps to help resolve the financial difficulties and hopes to return to a normal trading position in due course . |
| 17 | He has taken steps to alleviate the problem of attitude but it is n't always easy to strike the right balance . |
| 18 | Management as local activity has taken time to distance itself from the field of administration which belonged , as recently as the 1980s , to varying tiers of government rather than to institutions . |
| 19 | Royle added : ‘ Olney has taken time to settle in but he is full of running and he is now doing okay . |
| 20 | Amis has taken time to rehearse the arguments about politics hijacking literature , and in the end the novel may even surprise some readers with its air of amused tolerince : ‘ Even bad poetry had to exist , if only to heighten good poetry by contrast , to make the good poets shine out as even bette . ’ |
| 21 | The General Synod of the Church of England votes on the matter next week , but already the Bishop of Chester has taken action to head off a split in his church . |
| 22 | ‘ The CIOB identified a need for this magazine and has taken action to meet that need . |
| 23 | The development of this northern suburb is better understood than its southern counterpart , because enough small-scale excavation has taken place to elaborate the information from the aerial photographs . |
| 24 | In the general review that has taken place to see where we can reduce spending from the public purse … we came to the conclusion that the cost of development control was an area where some part of the cost should be recovered . ’ |
| 25 | Toshack has taken pains to play down the hard-man image he brought from San Sebastian , swearing that the extra training ordered after the poor performance at Castellon was not a punishment . |
| 26 | But in one corner of the churchyard , not far from the rotting wooden gate in the surrounding wall , there stands a cross which someone has taken trouble to keep upright and its inscription legible . |