Example sentences of "[vb -s] take [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was surprising the battle was won , for cultural and social symbolism has taken rather a knock in our rootless ‘ can-do ’ free market society . |
| 2 | This has taken either a commercial form , for example , the encouragement of better security for private housing , or a voluntary form , such as neighbourhood-watch schemes . |
| 3 | Someone who has taken only an option to buy has not ‘ bought or agreed to buy . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It has taken quite a large chunk out of our lives , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Your life has taken quite a different turn since then . ’ |
| 6 | There were a lot a lot involved there er and some of you actually found that that there was quite a lot that you really had to almost worry about and think about and and er yesterday for the first time of doing it with this this new method it does take quite a bit of thinking about and as we agreed practice is is what 's what 's important .. |
| 7 | By the time we sat down here I thought well considering that we came in by car door to door practically and that when the driving was n't public transport it it 's taken quite a time to get into |
| 8 | She 's taken quite a lot off actually . |