Example sentences of "have taken [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it has taken many years for such discoveries to be accepted and acted upon , especially when they conflict with public convenience and related commercial interests , as the sad story of tobacco promotion and consumption shows . |
| 2 | ‘ It has taken many geologists a long time to accept plate tectonics ’ , Dr Blake told New Scientist at the survey 's west coast headquarters in Menlo Park , south of San Francisco . |
| 3 | Of course this taming process has taken many many years . |
| 4 | But it must be remembered that the process of evolving acceptable accounting standards has taken many years . |
| 5 | The revolt itself has taken many forms , and issued in a variety of quite different conceptions of what philosophy itself is about . |
| 6 | Well apart from attaining a Flying Instructors ticket along with his Basic Commercial Pilot 's Licence , Commercial Pilot 's Licence and Air Transport Pilot 's Licence , this year he has taken many performance category ratings . |
| 7 | His presence at an exhibition devoted to the contemporary has taken many people by surprise … |
| 8 | They do n't realise that it has taken many years to bring the town up to the standard it is now . |
| 9 | It has taken many years for these professionals to gain recognition and acceptance . |
| 10 | " The government has taken many of these initiatives already and so far we have not seen any result . |
| 11 | Much of this expenditure , which has taken such a toll , on both the exchequer and the environment , has been based on a simple assumption which is deeply embedded in agricultural thinking : that excess water is the enemy of good husbandry and must be driven off the land . |
| 12 | In the past , Ottawa has taken such owners to court in an attempt to maintain regulatory control over what TV programmes Canadians would be allowed to see . |
| 13 | Whannel believes that the main reason why this terminology has taken such an enduring grip is that it is being used to serve the commercial interests of Football League and club officials as part of a hidden agenda to attract a new type of football audience ( the ‘ family audience ’ ) and thereby solve the game 's economic crisis . |
| 14 | Is he worried that it has taken such a deep and prolonged recession to reduce inflation to its current level ? |
| 15 | When he has taken that , he will go through Dixie 's pockets . |
| 16 | Since those days — when he starred as the original Ribena Kid at the age of eight — Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo has taken that motto to heart and gone from strength to strength . |
| 17 | My Right Honourable Friend has taken that point and said yes , he agrees , that there will be circumstances when the police authority ought to be larger erm er and er that he would agree to that . |
| 18 | Whatever anybody else says , whatever doubts fi experiences may come our way that we will never ever be judged for a for our sins , because Christ has taken that judgement on himself , he has been judged for us , the price has been paid . |
| 19 | His trainer , David Barons , is convinced the horse was ‘ got at ’ but whatever the reason for Playschool 's failure it has taken all Barons 's skill and experience to get him back in racing condition after his latest setback . |
| 20 | His trainer , David Barons , is convinced the horse was ‘ got at ’ but whatever the reason for Playschool 's failure it has taken all Barons 's skill and experience to get him back in racing condition after his latest setback . |
| 21 | It has taken all of six years and in the end this chartered architect has been entirely vindicated , but the case does highlight the vulnerability of architects in employment . |
| 22 | John ( 4.6 ) : Timothy has taken all the cards . |
| 23 | THE EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO PUBLISHES THE INFORMATION GIVEN HERE AS SUPPLIED TO IT BY THE OPERATORS WHOSE FACILITIES ARE ADVERTISED AND ALTHOUGH THE EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO HAS TAKEN ALL REASONABLE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT , AT THE DATE OF GOING TO PRESS , SUCH INFORMATION WAS ACCURATE , NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION IS GIVEN IN THIS RECORD . |
| 24 | ‘ There are things that are n't quite right with Welsh rugby ’ , Ryan had said — a euphemism if ever there was one , and it has taken all these years even to begin to rectify them . |
| 25 | Sir , Skelton has taken all of that that it could possibly stand , without destruction . |
| 26 | To the availability-for-work test has been added the actively-seeking-work test in which the unemployed person has to demonstrate and provide evidence that he or she has taken all necessary steps to obtain employment . |
| 27 | If in that situation some consumers might reasonably be expected to rely on the misleading information , the trader commits an offence unless he has taken all reasonable steps to prevent them from doing so . |
| 28 | This should ideally be dealt with under the insurance provisions , but should it appear in the provisos , the tenant should ensure that it is a bilateral right and that in any event the landlord shall not be permitted to terminate the lease until it has taken all reasonable measures to procure the rebuilding or reinstatement of the centre or the part so destroyed or damaged ( as appropriate ) . |
| 29 | recommend a transaction to a private customer , or effect a discretionary transaction with or for him , unless it has taken all reasonable steps to enable the customer to understand the risks involved ; or |
| 30 | It also appears that he has taken much care to balance his orchestra . |