Example sentences of "have be take " in BNC.

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1 My conclusions , expressed in the last chapter — ‘ Venice of the Twenty-First Century ? ’ — have been reinforced by the events that have been taking place in Eastern Europe since the autumn of 1989 .
2 Competition is cut-throat and it seems some of the designers have been taking some dodgy tabs ( or suffering from over-worked stress syndrome ) , as the high-top becomes more and more ridiculous .
3 Health-seekers have been taking the Buxton waters since Roman times
4 Certain strange events have been taking place … culminating in the above address , and I was unable to write while wandering about Africa … .
5 Chapters 5 and 6 have discussed the changes that have been taking place in rural and urban areas and the effects these have had on social structure , poverty and inequality .
6 The changes that have been taking place in Latin America and the economic growth that the region has experienced have not brought about any redistribution of income in favour of the low-income groups , the trend has been if anything slightly towards a greater polarisation of wealth .
7 Those who have been taking notes continue to do so with even greater assiduousness .
8 The legal opinion obtained by CPRE and the Council for National Parks from Professor Francis Jacobs , one of the leading authorities on EEC law , makes it clear that both MAFF and DoE have been taking an unduly restrictive view in adopting their stance .
9 However , breeders have been taking steps to reduce calving problems and also to breed longer , taller animals .
10 On energy , consultations have been taking place on generation , conservation and solar energy .
11 ‘ You have been taking your medicine ? ’ she asked .
12 It may be that you have been taking them for so long that you are caught up in a chemical spiral and can not now function without them .
13 DISCUSSIONS have been taking place in Birkenhead over the future of St Laurence 's parish , and one proposal is that it should be joined to Our Lady 's Parish .
14 Some elderly people suffer from iron deficiency due to a very slight , and sometimes unrecognisable , blood loss from such conditions as piles , diverticulitis , hiatus hernia — and occasionally bleeding from the stomach , if they have been taking aspirin for rheumatism daily for long periods , and this may cause anaemia .
15 So far , we have been taking the sound recording very much for granted .
16 George Brettel , 54 , and Tony Wilson , 29 , have been taking home just £50 a week since January to keep their company afloat .
17 Negotiations between the National Trust and MoD have been taking place for two years and have reached a critical stage .
18 ‘ They have been taking their time .
19 These Chelsea-supporting , three-minute Johnnies have been taking the piss out of ordinary folk for too long , indulging their libidos at our nation 's expense , laughing while communities crumble , hospitals are shut and the economy goes down the pan . ’
20 The decision was made last week at a planning process review the COSE people and the Open Software Foundation held April 7 at X/Open offices in Menlo Park , California , one of many meetings that have been taking place lately .
21 The decision was made last week at a planning process review the COSE people and the Open Software Foundation held on April 7 at the X/Open offices in Menlo Park , California , one of many meetings that have been taking place lately .
22 Europe is now experiencing the political consequences of several changes that have been taking place over the past few years .
23 Today the Prime Minister will hear from party business managers , who have been taking soundings nation-wide , about how his speech to the Scottish Tories on Friday was received by Conservative MPs and rank-and-file workers alike throughout the country .
24 Although AMARC was formally established as recently as 1988 , it has gained a worldwide reputation for its community radio conferences , which have been taking place since 1983 .
25 ‘ If you have been taking me for granted , ’ Mr O'Hara argued , ‘ then that is my fault .
26 I have been taking Woodworker now for some 10 years and have at last been inspired to write a letter replying to that of David Thomas in the December issue .
27 Mothers of younger and younger children have been taking on the dual burden of paid work and child rearing ( see Hunt , 1968 ; Martin and Roberts , 1984 ; Joshi , 1985 ) .
28 We have been taking slow steps towards that goal and have faced a number of barriers along the way .
29 have been taking off your white ankle socks
30 ‘ The discussions have been taking place for such a long time that I rather got used to the idea that I should be leaving .
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