Example sentences of "been taken [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of these have since been taken on by the wider society and are to be found in all its corners influencing even those who would now deny them any real significance and tend to look back on the decade as only times of silliness and self-indulgence . |
| 2 | This average conceals an important fact : many of the industries that tend to suffer most during recessions ( suppliers of consumer durables , transport and communications , for example ) have actually cut their debt-service burden since 1980 ; the biggest increases in debt service have been taken on by relatively stable industries ( such as producers of services and consumer non-durables ) . |
| 3 | Children have been taken on by the Institute and given trial periods . |
| 4 | He has never deified himself ; that role has always been taken on by the press , or more usually , the fans . |
| 5 | My mother had a fit when I went home and my aunt said I 'd been taken on . |
| 6 | Winter and the new Food and Beverage manager had considered that the best applicant was a female graduate with a proven record and innovative ideas , but there was opposition from the Head Chef and the rest of the ‘ old guard ’ , who contacted the previous owner : he in turn had spoken to David Edwards , who had rung Winter and suggested ‘ cooling it ’ ( the disappointed applicant had subsequently been taken on by Duchy 's expanding Hotels Division ) . |
| 7 | One extra part-timer has been taken on and another part-timer and one full-time worker are being sought . |
| 8 | Up until the accident LF363 was the longest serving aircraft in the RAF , having been taken on charge on January 28 , 1944 , serving with 63 , 309 ( Polish ) and 26 Squadrons . |
| 9 | Extra midwives had been taken on for the same reason . |
| 10 | However , no decision has yet been taken on how the company will exploit its investment . |
| 11 | A final decision has not yet been taken on the possible move . |
| 12 | After three centuries of decline , the first steps had been taken on the path to restoration . |
| 13 | In addition , two colleagues in naval intelligence had recently been taken on by ICI to be trained as work study officers , and spoke enthusiastically to me of how they were treated by the company . |
| 14 | If it is to be held that both women and men find salvation in Christ , then it must be simply ‘ humanity ’ which is of significance as having been taken on . |
| 15 | Even though it may be said that what is taken on in the incarnation is a humanity in which we all share , it is still the case that the form in which this universal nature is said to have been taken on is that of a male human being . |
| 16 | Their capacity to do the work was doubted : " a blackguard horde of broken down incompetents [ have been taken on ] to take up our work " . |
| 17 | No action has been taken on this . |
| 18 | Aware that he had been taken on by the college as part of a programme of reform , Minton told Edie Lamont : ‘ They have inaugurated a drive to bring it in line with what they call Contemporary Trends . |
| 19 | She was horrified ; not only because she could see how Beth had thoroughly exhausted herself , but because she had been taken on two weeks ago by Mr Miller , who had told her categorically , ‘ I do n't want Mrs Miller tackling any of the heavier domestic tasks , you understand ? |
| 20 | She had been taken on straightaway , and was now settled in the position . |
| 21 | There was one abominable story of a young man to whom this happened , a freelance journalist , who 'd been taken on by one of the agencies on a temporary trial which had n't worked out . |
| 22 | I well remember a young man who aroused special interest one weekend because he had been taken on at a place which had a certain reputation . |
| 23 | Partly for this reason , no decision has yet been taken on this matter but it may well feature quite soon on the agenda of the Welsh Advisory Body . |
| 24 | No legislative action has been taken on either recommendation . |
| 25 | The mail-order scheme for cycle helmets run by the Scottish Road Safety Campaign has now been taken on by the ‘ Hard Helmet Scheme ’ . |
| 26 | Some of the children must have been taken on subsequent to harrowing , tearful , interviews with mothers with babies in arms , or even the children themselves . |
| 27 | Yes , er er I mean I agree with you Chairman entirely , I mean the arguments have been made before and I will just say them again , that I think the District Council are quite remiss er in asking for this sum of money , particularly in view of the reason that the , the , the field is there , which is for the recreation of the people who live in the estate , and the back end of Southwell , and it always has been , er and that is a responsibility that has been taken on by this Parish Council , and if , if , if they feel that they , they wish to persist in asking an unreasonable price , and let's face it , the District Council is in a position to look at this situation and say , the Parish Council is doing an excellent job , we will sell them this land for a figure that they can afford . |
| 28 | He had been taken on . |
| 29 | She was a squat , dusty-looking woman on the threshold of sixty , who had been taken on in the library during the war and whom Mervyn had tried unsuccessfully to dislodge ever since he had become librarian . |
| 30 | Since receiving the award Daran has been taken on permanently and is being trained in all aspects of the turbine industry . |