Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] have [adv] taken " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Commission , the Court and the European Parliament have always taken the view that it is more important for ‘ Europe ’ to have a common defence , trade , health or dog-registration policy than for this policy to be effective . |
| 2 | The German government have already taken the initiative however and independently agreed to accept the principle of government indemnity . |
| 3 | Existing models of global warming have not taken this into account , according to Cox . |
| 4 | Market testing procedures in central Government have often taken far too long . |
| 5 | I do n't think the theatre 's ever been endowed with a great deal of fundings but one or two companies in the town that have been prepared to fund obviously the one that strikes me is Gilbey 's cos the Gilbey bar I mean that was funded and like they 've been over the years they have given money even fact as a sad note cos Gilbey 's have actually demised now erm General Portfolio have actually taken on the role in Harlow of funding many things if you actually look all most things that have sponsored until recently have been sponsored by General Portfolio so they 've been to the fore in er fundering funding . |
| 6 | Nonetheless , there is a clearly definable move , even in 11–18 schools , to provide the sixth form with its own base — and its own rules — often markedly different from the remainder of the school and in many 11–16 schools , the fifth form have successfully taken over the duties and responsibilities traditionally given to sixth formers , |
| 7 | But fortunately his own cast have not taken such advice and under the musical direction of Marius Constant they soar above the lugubrious libretto based on Maeterlinck 's play . |
| 8 | It is indeed historic , not because reforms of local government have not taken place before — they have done so often — but because it offers a reform of the structure of local government . |
| 9 | Despite its name , the company 's owner freely admits that : ‘ The Royal family have never taken the product . ’ |