Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [verb] taken [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By this time the original confrontation between marchers and police had given way to a general battle between the police and young residents of the Bogside , most of whom had taken no part in the march . |
| 2 | Getting no satisfaction from that quarter a few of them had taken a problem to a union meeting . |
| 3 | It was clear that things had improved considerably in recent weeks and that this could be seen as a consequence of her having taken the tablets . |
| 4 | Each of you has taken an oath to return a true verdict according to the evidence , but , of course , you have a duty not only as individuals , but collectively . |
| 5 | Well I 'm delighted to see so many of you have taken the trouble to come and join us today for yet another annual public meeting and in welcoming you can I give a particular welcome to our new chairman Mike Betts , thank him very much indeed for joining us . |
| 6 | He had too , she realised , although she had been too absorbed in her own clumsy , hopeless awareness of him to have taken the fact in until now . |
| 7 | Suddenly I had this vision of him having taken an overdose and phoning to say goodbye . |
| 8 | Those familiar with philosophical writing on causation , or touching on causation , will have noticed that our analysis so far of it has taken the terms necessary connection " , " nomic connection " , and " lawlike connection " as synonymous , but has made little reference to laws . |
| 9 | A tall French-Canadian and a Japanese-American girl who sat with them had taken the precaution of handing their luggage over to someone in tourist class where the doors were locked for the duration of the journey . |
| 10 | To an astonishing degree , the controversy about him has taken the form of a continuing debate about his private life . |
| 11 | It soon emerged that performance was high on Ashton 's list of priorities as indicated by his having taken a series of lessons in Formula Fords at Brand 's Hatch . |