Example sentences of "has taken the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nynex Corp 's Nynex CableComms unit has bought three of the eight UK cable television companies that Pacific Telesis Group Inc 's PacTel Cable UK Ltd put on the market last June ( CI No 1,943 ) : Nynex has taken the Greater Manchester , Bolton and Derby franchises and while it did not disclose terms , says it plans to invest £1,000m over the next five to six years to provide local telecommunications networks in its British franchise areas ; the companies it acquired are in franchise areas where it already operates . |
| 2 | Cadbury 's launch of a new countline , Time Out ( MW last week ) , has taken the UK confectionery market by surprise . |
| 3 | Underestimated in England , because everywhere Kingmaker have visited abroad has taken the NME 's word as gospel — far more seriously than people do who read the NME in England . |
| 4 | By the way , there 's someone who has taken the d'Urberville name near The Chase . |
| 5 | Meanwhile Central South has been investigating the company which has taken the Harris family to court . |
| 6 | FRONT-ROW power has taken the Leicestershire club Vipers to the brink of a league and a cup double . |