Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [adv] taken the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But speaking about the possible loss of a new community centre , she added : ‘ The parish council have reluctantly taken the view that the Junior School is paramount at this time but , should land values improve by the time the site is actually sold , the community centre should still be a possibility . |
| 2 | One has to admit , nevertheless , that geographers as a group have not taken the lead in the interdisciplinary study of the human environment . |
| 3 | The German government have already taken the initiative however and independently agreed to accept the principle of government indemnity . |
| 4 | I believe it 's a necessary reform , it 's a pity that the government have not taken the opportunity of change in the number of seats to bring some measure of proportionality to the British European elections . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Despite its name , the company 's owner freely admits that : ‘ The Royal family have never taken the product . ’ |