Example sentences of "have [adv] taken [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A newspaper and now a bank have since taken over . |
| 2 | There are several instances where immigrant minorities have eventually taken over control of the host community either in whole or in part , Palestine and India being two examples in this century . |
| 3 | Nonetheless , there is a clearly definable move , even in 11–18 schools , to provide the sixth form with its own base — and its own rules — often markedly different from the remainder of the school and in many 11–16 schools , the fifth form have successfully taken over the duties and responsibilities traditionally given to sixth formers , |
| 4 | Crossman Block have wholly taken over from Lloyd & Co. and are now the sole solicitors instructed by the interim government . |
| 5 | The three have only taken up American pool , which uses larger pockets and larger balls than the British version , a matter of eight months ago . |
| 6 | Although Coda has offered AS/400 software since the box was launched in 1988 , Turner says that sales have only taken off over the past two years , and it is now the group 's fastest-growing market . |
| 7 | This is a challenge which I and my colleague John Davis have already taken up . |
| 8 | ‘ Manchester United have not taken on a troublemaker or an enfant terrible — they have bought a personality and a man capable of magic in his boots . ’ |
| 9 | Meanwhile New Scientist understands that ministers have not taken up the offer of the Greenfield committee to hold further meetings to consider the issues of generic drugs further . |
| 10 | So far — perhaps because of difficulty in finding a sufficiently masochistic emissary — the Americans have not taken up the suggestion . |
| 11 | Now , he said , while small companies are able to take advantage of small but cheap schemes such as that operated by the IoD , there are also very few major companies that have not taken out this type of insurance . |
| 12 | Crane Holdings have just taken over Grey Rook PLC , which has a three year trading record . |
| 13 | Infanticide by males which have just taken over a harem is probably common in nature in many species : it has been observed several times in the Hanuman langur ( Presbytis entellus , a species of primate ) and has been anecdotally recorded in many other mammals . |
| 14 | ‘ My husband and I have just taken out a massive loan to finance the purchase of offices and manufacturing equipment . |
| 15 | Corporatists share with pluralists a belief that the basic building blocks of the polity and the political process are groups formed around interests and that these have somehow taken over from the significance of representation through elections , parties and parliaments . |
| 16 | One thing he said struck me as a pointer to watch when spotting for future take-overs : ‘ Like every company we have ever taken over , RHM has had problems at head office . ’ |
| 17 | They have totally taken over their parents ' lives in the three-storey Victorian terraced house at Heaton Moor near Manchester , but John and Veronica have managed to keep the most formal of their elegant living rooms relatively child-free . |
| 18 | But these companies have always taken out a separate source licence with Unix System Labs , something that BSDI does not appear to have done . |
| 19 | The NUS and several other student unions have also taken up the campaign and it is hoped that the campaign will extend beyond the student movement to trade unions and women 's groups . |
| 20 | The police have also taken on the football hooligans , the hippies , and the criminal gangs . |
| 21 | Three of its board directors have also taken on additional responsibilities and have duly been retitled group executive directors . |
| 22 | Malvern Hills District Council , tipped off that ravers moved from Staunton may move across the county boundary , have also taken out an injunction . |
| 23 | Fee-based activities such as fund management have also taken off in Singapore because of its strategic location in southeast Asia 's fast expanding financial markets . |
| 24 | The takeover of Trebor Bassett was well-handled , resulting in a handsome and almost immediate lift in trading margins , and a sharpening of brand image ( Extra Strong Mints , for example , have now taken over from Polo as the UK 's top selling mint ) . |
| 25 | If there is any difference , it is that they have now taken over all the station and the upper classes have generally disappeared . |
| 26 | Townspeople who form the Loftus Development Trust under the chairmanship of Barbara Welford have now taken over the work of the Civic Trust Project . |
| 27 | Yorkshire have now taken on two Pakistani lads for coaching , all-rounder Adil Ditta and Ismail Dawood , a promising batsman and wicket-keeper . |
| 28 | Things have really taken off , our whole output has gone up a notch . |
| 29 | You have n't taken up any of those plans about the boxing-match , he said . |
| 30 | The song is , it appears , about the lack of sex education in schools , a subject which we at Public NME feel is indeed worthy of airing , and what a shame more of our nation 's pop stars have n't taken up the musical cudgel , so to speak . |