Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun prp] have taken [adv] " in BNC.

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1 One of the most important concerns the ending , which was to have been based on an Old Believer melody Mussorgsky had taken down from a friend .
2 But frogs can and several species in South America have taken up permanent residence .
3 To reach this point Johnson has taken up a third of his Journey to the Western Islands , and one can now sense the lift of excitement in him , a man about to broach the exotic .
4 Noble Soloman 's sister Malika has taken over her job …
5 It was ‘ a blatant bid for public sympathy ’ , according to the director Donald Driver , who had walked out on the production in protest at the way Dustin had taken over .
6 The agreement marks the first time Nato has taken on a mission beyond its borders since the alliance was founded in 1949 .
7 Since Jim Henson 's sudden , untimely death his son Brian has taken over the company reins and continues the great tradition by trundling out Kermit as Bob Cratchit , Miss Piggy as Emily Cratchit , Fozzie Bear as Fozziwig , Rizzo The Rat as Himself and The Great Gonzo as narrator Mr Dickens .
8 In fact Rufus had taken mostly to sleeping out-doors .
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