Example sentences of "[conj] he was taken [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evolution Without Evidence is not a creationist broadside , but an interesting and well-written exercise on the theme that the young Charles Darwin became convinced of evolution but felt that he did not have the evidence to convince his contemporaries , and spent a long time getting it together and arranging it — so long that he was taken by surprise and had to get out the Origin prematurely ( as he always said himself ) . |
| 2 | He collapsed and became unconscious , so he was taken by ambulance to hospital , where he was admitted as an emergency . |
| 3 | A computerised machine was implanted in his chest last November but Mrs Priestley said it packed up at the end of last month and he was taken into hospital . |
| 4 | Ambulancemen found him unconscious and he was taken to Northallerton 's Friarage Hospital before being transferred to Middlesbrough General with severe head injuries . |
| 5 | Ambulancemen found him unconscious and he was taken to Northallerton 's Friarage Hospital before being transferred to Middlesbrough General . |
| 6 | Courtney 's accident happened on the very first lap when he was in the lead at Mather 's Cross between Coleraine and Portrush and he was taken to hospital although his injuries were not known at the course . |
| 7 | His official car was intercepted in the centre of Vilnius , and he was taken in handcuffs to the OMON headquarters outside the city , where he was held for questioning for nearly 12 hours before being released . |
| 8 | The hijacker threatened to use the grenades to kill himself and all 80 passengers and crew unless he was taken to New York . |
| 9 | The Portsmouth Court case was halted while he was taken to hospital where he was later said to be ‘ comfortable . ’ |
| 10 | Bungling bosses at the NHS-run Forest Healthcare Trust , which controls seven north London hospitals , charged him after he was taken to Whipps Cross Hospital . |
| 11 | Mr Koc had been earning 50p a day doing winter work on a building site in the Turkish capital before he was taken to London . |
| 12 | Mr Koc had been earning 50p a day doing winter work on a building site in the Turkish capital before he was taken to London . |
| 13 | After the defendant 's Ford Fiesta crashed , Scott had to be restrained before he was taken to hospital for treatment . |
| 14 | Two days later the family received a letter from Joe written in a field dressing station before he was taken by boat to Naples . |
| 15 | Bill 's nightmare started when he was taken to hospital after being hit by a car as he returned home from a fishing trip . |
| 16 | Later that year came the first signs of health trouble when he was taken to hospital with a heart problem . |
| 17 | Bradley Gibson was suffering from bronchial pneumonia but it was far from a life-threatening illness when he was taken into Grantham and Kesteven General Hospital in Lincolnshire on 29 March 1991 , said John Goldring , QC , prosecuting . |
| 18 | The great festivals represented the god 's social life , when he was taken in procession to visit another deity in his house or received such a visit . |
| 19 | He showed his ability to adapt his performance as either the whim took him or as he was taken by circumstances . |