Example sentences of "[verb] be taken to [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The DIY store B and Q has been taken to court for allegedly breaking the law by trading on a Sunday . |
| 2 | A MADCAP millionaire who lives in a run-down cottage has been taken to court over an unpaid poll tax bill — for FIVE PENCE . |
| 3 | The bronze bust on a marble pedestal , found last autumn in excavations to extend the Roman site of Herculaneum towards the sea and thought to depict the young Bacchus , has been taken to Pompeii for restoration . |
| 4 | An ambulance spokesman said that one other man has been taken to hospital with pelvic injuries . |
| 5 | A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital in north Oxfordshire tonight , following an accident on the A thirty four near Enstone . |
| 6 | A company which began serving up hot meals from an industrial unit on the Aycliffe Trading Estate has been taken to task by Sedgefield council . |
| 7 | When , in the mid-Eighties , Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons stated that ‘ red is the new black ’ ( narrowly beating Diana Vreelands ' ‘ pink is the navy blue of India ’ observation in the Pretentious Fashion Statement stakes ) , it appeared to have been taken to heart by the designers of football kits . |
| 8 | Even after her father had been taken to court for the abuses his family suffered , he quickly began to turn his attention to the girls , including Penny — by then married and seven months pregnant . |
| 9 | He felt sorry for his opponent , whose close friend and helper had been taken to hospital during the race , so he decided to give his spirits a lift by allowing him to win , but did so without letting anyone else realise exactly what was happening . |
| 10 | After he had been taken to hospital by ambulance the judge , Lord Morison , adjourned the trial until Monday . |
| 11 | For example , one group was drawn from a London housing estate where a high proportion of tenants have been taken to court over debt , so that it could easily get a bad name among local traders . |
| 12 | Eleven people have been taken to hospital after a fire on the Glasgow underground . |
| 13 | Seven people have been taken to hospital after a pitched battle between rival groups of gypsies . |
| 14 | More than fifty people have been taken to hospital after a crash between a coach and a lorry . |
| 15 | This shortcoming can be explained in part by the alleged deficiencies of the respective approaches ( social administrators have been criticized for their less than rigorous historical investigations ( Thane , 1992 ) whilst historians have been taken to task for their reluctance to engage in broad theoretical debate ) . |
| 16 | Branches of Dillons , Books Etc and Bookland have been taken to task over the wording on their sale signposting and promotional material , including material provided by the National Book Sale . |
| 17 | A man 's been taken to hospital with a chest injury after a road accident near Bicester . |