Example sentences of "mr [noun prp] have [adv] taken " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Pacey has just taken over as head of the National Criminal Intelligence Service . |
| 2 | There was a legend , and goodness only knows where these tales come from , that Mr Wilson had once taken savings from the post office and gone to Brighton for the week-end . |
| 3 | Columbia , now owned by Japan 's Sony , has become as well known for the high spending of its management team , Peter Guber and Jon Peters , as its films ; Mr Peters has now taken a back seat . |
| 4 | Mr Aznar has repeatedly taken refuge in claims that the Socialists are hiding the true figures and that he can not make promises until he has seen the books . |
| 5 | Mr Mellor has now taken to describing himself as a ‘ victim of circula-tion wars . ’ |
| 6 | A man of humble origins with little formal education , Mr Bérégovoy had always taken pride in his reputation for integrity . |
| 7 | That is surely what most people want , and if only Mr Major had not taken Britain into the ERM and so impoverished them unnecessarily , they would be backing him in a clear majority now . |