Example sentences of "have take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Although clearly this matter concerns only those doctors working full time in the NHS and not in general practice , I strongly recommend that you ensure your medical officer or advisor is aware of the situation and has taken appropriate steps to obtain adequate medical defence cover . |
| 2 | Caro has taken personal responsibility for the selection of the sculptures which have been chosen to complement the markets ' strong architectural identity . |
| 3 | That was before his shattering injury that has taken 16 months off his career . |
| 4 | The South African professional Scott Mitchley , has taken 16 league wickets so far with his medium pace bowling . |
| 5 | Moscow has taken various measures aimed at overcoming Latin American mistrust of the Soviet Union , including academic and cultural exchanges , which are facilitated by the Soviet friendship societies now existing in most Latin American countries . |
| 6 | Mr Cowlam , who has taken extra security measures following the break-in , also lost a pair of slender billed Conures , worth £250 , dog leads , collars and aquatic equipment . |
| 7 | Lawrence added : ‘ We have played five games against First Division sides this season and it has taken extra time in the fifth for us to be defeated . |
| 8 | Since Malinowski made no secret of his earthy , materialist view of man 's motives it is odd that it has taken modern exponents of transactional analysis and game theory so long to recognize his pioneering achievements in this field . |
| 9 | THE GOVERNMENT 's handling of the Maastricht bill came under fierce attack yesterday when it emerged that the Prime Minister has taken legal advice on whether he could by-pass Parliament . |
| 10 | The message added : ‘ The district council has taken legal advice from senior counsel who have confirmed that the district council did have a case which it could competently pursue against the local paper . |
| 11 | It has taken present-day governments some time to understand that a universal benefit is a bulwark against the disincentive effects of a largely means-tested system , and that , given that the benefit is paid irrespective of whether the household head is in or out of work but is nevertheless deducted from supplementary benefit , it helps maintain a difference between income in paid work and income on the dole . |
| 12 | An elderly lady , a writer of crime-stories , was featured ; for years she has taken regular night walks , striding out for miles through the city of London , observant of everything around her . |
| 13 | It has taken 13 years to come to this position . |
| 14 | Patrick Gilbert , General Secretary of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge ( SPCK ) , has taken premature retirement for health reasons . |
| 15 | Now we know that Antarctic bottom water is formed here in the Webber Sea and the samples that I 've been talking about were taken here in the South Georgia basin , so we can see that it has taken seventeen years for the water to travel from here to here . |
| 16 | The achievement has taken 17 months and covers nearly every aspect of Atlas Copco 's business including installation , service schemes , training and inspection testing . |
| 17 | Its parallel body , the Emerging Issues Task Force , is notable for the way in which it has taken anticipatory action in time to head off expected abuses . |
| 18 | Claims will be paid on condition that the Insured Person has taken reasonable steps to complete the journey to the U.K. departure point on time . |
| 19 | Very broadly stated , it is a duty to treat the trespasser with ordinary humanity … the occupier is not at fault if he has done as much as is required of him , if he has taken reasonable steps to deter the trespasser from entering or remaining on the premises , or part of the premises , in which he will encounter a dangerous situation . |
| 20 | If , however , a creditor has taken reasonable steps , such as advising the surety to take independent advice , or , if the surety declines to do so , offering a fair explanation of the security document before the surety signs it , I can see no reason why equity should intervene . |
| 21 | ( 4 ) An applicant shall not be treated as having failed to comply with subsection ( 2 ) ( b ) above if the notice is , without any fault or intention of his , removed , obscured or defaced before the first day of the meeting of the board at which the application is to be considered , so long as he has taken reasonable steps for its protection and , if need be , replacement . |
| 22 | ( 4 ) The subsection relieves an applicant from the consequences of the failure to exhibit a notice in compliance with subss. ( 2 ) ( b ) or ( 3 ) ( b ) where the failure has been caused by the removal , obscuring , etc. , of the notice through no fault of the applicant and the applicant has taken reasonable steps to protect and replace the notice . |
| 23 | Rule 5 — 30(1) provides that a firm must not recommend a transaction to a private customer or act as a discretionary manager unless it has taken reasonable steps to enable the private customer to understand the nature of the risks involved . |
| 24 | Provided that the person putting the terms forward has taken reasonable steps to bring the terms to the attention of persons in general , it is irrelevant that those steps were insufficient to bring the terms to the attention of the particular contracting partner , for instance because he/she is illiterate , blind or can not speak the language in which the terms are printed ( Thompson v London Midland and Scottish Railway Co [ 1930 ] 1 KB 41 ) . |
| 25 | The revolt itself has taken many forms , and issued in a variety of quite different conceptions of what philosophy itself is about . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | ‘ 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 . |
| 28 | His presence at an exhibition devoted to the contemporary has taken many people by surprise … |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | But it must be remembered that the process of evolving acceptable accounting standards has taken many years . |