Example sentences of "just taken " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some cases , overseas groups have just taken speculative shareholdings in British insurance companies in the hope that their interest may flush out other buyers . |
| 2 | ‘ My husband and I have just taken out a massive loan to finance the purchase of offices and manufacturing equipment . |
| 3 | While I was supposed to be at the beck and call of not only my husband but even his parents , his going around with other women was just taken for granted . |
| 4 | Wallace , in fact , now closed down the Nissan , and had just taken third position when the rain fell . |
| 5 | She has just taken office as president of the British Computer Society , and needs to make it jump from the seventies , where some believe it is still stuck , into the nineties . |
| 6 | She had just taken him to a psychiatrist who among many searching questions had asked the five-year-old : ‘ If your sister is a girl , what is your brother ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I think everyone is probably making far too much fuss , and Angela has just taken off for a few days ' holiday . ’ |
| 8 | Before the study began , few people knew about the dolphin , but the upsurge in public interest prompted many locals to claim that they were seeing more dolphins recently than ever before , whereas in fact they had probably just taken greater notice of something that had always been there . |
| 9 | Jacques Poos , the foreign minister of Luxembourg ( which has just taken over the Community 's rotating presidency ) , expressed the hope that he would be authorised to visit Baghdad on its behalf . |
| 10 | It has just taken the unusual step of calling home its ambassador to Guatemala ‘ for consultations ’ . |
| 11 | It had just taken him by surprise , her wanting to put flowers in an empty house . |
| 12 | Poor Viola , she had just taken that indecent part for the money . |
| 13 | He announced his credo unashamedly in his first editorial : ‘ We believe we are filling a publishing need only slightly less important than the one just taken care of by the Kinsey Report . ’ |
| 14 | Europe 's biggest lacemaker has just taken delivery of five Textronic machines which will churn out new ‘ three-dimensional ’ lace . |
| 15 | A spokesman at the estate said yesterday : ‘ As the new earl has just taken over , we are reviewing our business policy . ’ |
| 16 | But , rather than feed , he had just taken away Nielson 's reputation , his genius , his worldly stature . |
| 17 | Mrs Popple had just taken a bath . |
| 18 | It 's just taken for granted . |
| 19 | The Salisbury Steam Laundry had just taken a delivery of fuel and the covers to the boiler room were open . |
| 20 | At Festival time 1983 , Fania Williams , who had just taken over the Tron in Glasgow , asked me if I was interested in fairy tales . |
| 21 | Yanto had just taken a swig of cider , and instantly sprayed a dozen regulars as the uncontrollable spasm of laughter erupted . |
| 22 | We have just taken a quick overall look at the situation , one that I hope will enable the reader to form a clear picture of the scope of the French nuclear programme and the unique way in which we implemented it . |
| 23 | After all , most relationships are based on contracts , whether written , spoken or just taken for granted . |
| 24 | As the 22 men in the three boats had just taken their respective stations , a young girl came running down from the village to the shore in breathless haste . |
| 25 | That little bottle with the plastic spoon attached , it had just taken him back about five years . |
| 26 | At the age of 83 , Mr. Collar had just taken some ladies to the village hall for an over-60s afternoon when he collapsed in the car park . |
| 27 | He 's just taken delivery of a TA200S 200-watt stereo combo , as have Andy Summers , Seal , Greg Lake and Suzanne Vega . |
| 28 | Only four results left and so far Lenny Henry has just taken a clear lead from Victoria Wood . |
| 29 | I had just taken up my position behind the till of the kitchen gadget department and the store had been open only a matter of minutes when my first customer literally ran into view . |
| 30 | Rewind the tape back to the beginning and do a replay of the shots you have just taken . |