Example sentences of "taken a [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | A MAN died in hospital a week after taken a knock on the head while playing football , a fatal accident inquiry heard yesterday . |
| 2 | ‘ The situation is very worrying , but we have not yet taken a decision on a major campaign . |
| 3 | as far as the committee was concerned there is they 've taken a decision on the preferred route , but we did as I 've just referred to in the earlier work , er we did assess that erm and that showed again er that the traffic would n't transfer from the A sixty one onto a southern bypass and a inner northern relief road . |
| 4 | I believe we 've taken a decision on that for the health conference , last time round . |
| 5 | That was when the terror had taken a grip on her . |
| 6 | By the time the interval beckoned , Celtic had taken a grip on the game in midfield . |
| 7 | Although the Labour Party as a whole has not taken a stand on the political position of the monarchy , Tony Benn has expressed the view that these two powers of the Crown should be transferred to the Speaker of the House of Commons because he stands apart from the political parties and is directly answerable to the Commons for the conduct of the chair in a way that does not apply to the position of the Crown . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I WAS glad to see that someone has at last taken a stand on the cheap labour schemes connected with the TEC system . |
| 10 | There 's the River Thames — how many of our local people have ever taken a holiday on the River Thames ? erm and we have many hire boats down there which offer a very good holiday at a very good price . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've taken a bearing on the monastery and radar station on Mount Elias there . |
| 12 | Well th they , they 're used to selling cheapy stuff , they do n't know if they can sell this , they 've taken a couple on |
| 13 | Erm but my councillors have n't yet taken a view on whether there is a possible site in Harrogate district . |
| 14 | When she got through he said he had taken a train on the spur of the moment and was in Bristol . |
| 15 | Despite original opposition to the principle of the MDC all three local authorities have taken a place on the board . |
| 16 | Well Terry said it was because , we took this , we took that , we took , taken a place on Pranting Street and it still do n't work |
| 17 | On another occasion I took Hellen to meet two English ladies , Dorothea and Olive Kerr , who had retired from secretarial work in Hollywood and had taken a flat on Jervis Street not far from my own . |
| 18 | ‘ He 'd never taken a woman on any of his expeditions before , so I nagged him for about a week and used all my female charm . |
| 19 | Hubbard-Ford has taken a seat on the board alongside Pegasus managing director , Jamie Minotto . |
| 20 | He had taken a seat on the stairs while McNab was speaking . |
| 21 | Has the recession taken a toll on the ADAA ? |
| 22 | Furthermore , twelve months of fencing with Malcolm McLaren had taken a toll on Branson 's nerves . |