Example sentences of "have [adv] take a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a massive work and has obviously taken a great deal of your time and trouble . |
| 2 | Where London has perhaps taken a lead , it has been followed . |
| 3 | The Library Association has thus taken a consistent position on censorship over a period of at least 25 years . |
| 4 | Only four results left and so far Lenny Henry has just taken a clear lead from Victoria Wood . |
| 5 | Neil Young has just taken a three-minute break between the arrival of the NME and the departure of Radio 1 's Johnny Walker . |
| 6 | Now presumably somebody in government or Whitehall has just taken a decision to , to go for it all in one year , I do n't know why , I , I do n't suppose we 're told why , but the , the consequence of the decision is actually going to be that people in Shropshire , our clients and social services are going to pay for that decision , either through paying charges for services that they now get for nothing , or by getting less services , er , and this does n't seem to be in line with the government 's stated aim of , of targeting money where it 's most needed . |
| 7 | The idea that someone has already taken a very close look before choosing the victim shakes them considerably . |
| 8 | Insignia has already taken a 10% stake in Bridgefield , Connecticut-based Bristol Technology Inc , capping a deal for the two firms to develop and combine products that will allow Windows applications to run on desktop Unix systems . |
| 9 | Insignia has already taken a 10% stake in Bridgefield , Connecticut-based Bristol Technology Inc , capping a deal for the two firms to develop and combine products that will enable Windows applications to run on desktop Unix systems . |
| 10 | Kasparov , the 30-year-old from Russia whose title seems impregnable , is hot favourite at 2/9 and William Hill has already taken a £6,000 bet on him . |
| 11 | The Prince of Wales , who like the Sultan has a passion for polo , has already taken a close interest in the environmental impact of destruction of the world 's rainforests , a key factor in global warming . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't think anyone has ever taken a more circuitous route to the railway station . |
| 13 | Michael has always taken a very active part in the upbringing of the children . |
| 14 | Britain has always taken a stand against bullies and tyrants to ensure that we can live in a safe world and I pray that our resolution to do this will remain undiminished . |
| 15 | Liz has always taken a great deal of interest in make-up and admits to being ‘ so vain that I wear Revlon 's Aqualash waterproof mascara when diving ’ . |
| 16 | What we can say is that where pollution control has been attempted it has usually taken a crude and simple form . |
| 17 | And er , although I think we encourage managers to be generous in terms of again part-time working and time off , I think our corporation , and now I go to the United States , has probably taken a more enlightened attitude than we have so far . |
| 18 | The Murdoch image has also taken a knock with the failure of Media Partners , when investors proved unwilling to back his management style . |
| 19 | DEC has also taken a booth at this week 's SunWorld expo in San Francisco to make an aggressive bid to entice SunOS applications and user to Alpha . |
| 20 | The industry has also taken a neanderthal attitude towards the training and further education of its workers . |
| 21 | B has also taken a washing machine which cost £200 and which had a selling price of £280 from the business for personal use . |
| 22 | Science is a highly disciplined industry that has traditionally taken a very dim view of emotional expression . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The route has now taken a bit of hammering with a Yugoslav bagging the third ascent and Sean Myles and Andy Pollitt steaming in for the fourth and fifth ascents soon afterwards . |
| 25 | CDC 's talks with its OEM RISC Unix system supplier , Silicon Graphics Inc — which has now taken a 10% stake in CDS — started ( unbeknown to CDC at the time , Ousley claims ) in parallel with SGI 's negotiations for its chip supplier , MIPS Computer Systems Inc . |
| 26 | Another senior police officer who more than once captured the headlines , James Anderton , Chief Constable of Greater Manchester , decrying ‘ the rot that has now taken a firm hold in the fabric of our society ’ , was so moved as to describe crime as Britain 's ‘ Top Growth Industry ’ . |
| 27 | But the call-offs mean that he has now taken a step nearer being involved . ’ |
| 28 | However , the problems were so huge and required so much finance that other resources were required and the European Community has now taken a leading role . |
| 29 | She has even taken a group of clients on holiday . |
| 30 | The original meaning , as defined by Collins , has certainly taken a mean whipping before re-release into this streetwise prose but we 're talking the same thing here , are n't we ? |