Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] to take the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As part of the process of organizing Nova Scotia as a colony more seriously than before , the Acadians were pressed to take the oath of allegiance to George II in accordance with the Treaty of Utrecht , and those who refused were deported to the French settlement in Louisiana . |
| 2 | ‘ You see , Roger , ’ he commented , ‘ you were expected to take the road to Dover whilst I was bound for Scotland . |
| 3 | They listened to an impassioned sermon delivered by the Archbishop of Tyre and were moved to take the cross themselves . |
| 4 | As from February 1 , ICPI Ltd , a wholly-owned IBM Corp subsidiary , began selling its personal computers under the Ambra name again in Germany : according to Computerwoche , at the end of last year , the company 's German distributors were instructed to take the IBM-compatible boxes off the market because the Ambra tradename was protected , and the company has only now been able to regularise the situation ; ICPI reckons it will command a 5% share of the German market by the end of 1993 ; sales will now be expanded into other countries , including the Far East and Africa . |
| 5 | Case conferences were held , and plans were made to take the children into care and still the mother apparently obstinately refused to look at the future . |
| 6 | At this time , and throughout the 1940s and 1950s , a series of attempts were made to take the problems of attitude measurement , and the related issue of the relationship between attitudes and behaviour , very seriously indeed . |
| 7 | In an operation co-ordinated by the UN , four ferry boats were sent to the Albanian port of Durres and took the refugees to Brindisi in Italy , where special trains were waiting to take the majority to West Germany . |
| 8 | He had supported Pennethorne 's design because it was the cheapest and did not encroach on the park , but if they abandoned that design they were bound to take the first prize design , ‘ but as there was some difficulty about that ’ , it should go to the second prize-winners . |
| 9 | Apart from marches , CND fuelled their anti-cruise campaigns with demonstrations around the bases that were scheduled to take the new missiles . |
| 10 | Ancestral spirits were believed to take the form of guardian dolphins or sharks , who guided canoes , effected rescues , and assisted in fishing . |
| 11 | Not that they had anything against cats as cats , but witches were believed to take the form of cats , so it was all quite reasonable , really . ’ |
| 12 | We were allowed to take the boat out ourselves by then as long as we wore life-jackets and we thought we might do that , later ; get in some fishing or just some pottering around . |
| 13 | In fact , myself and my two human companions were forced to take the calabar test . |
| 14 | Tonic water has its origins in India ( hence the name ‘ Indian tonic ’ ) where the British were encouraged to take the flavouring quinine as a natural antidote to fever . |
| 15 | Reliable sources in Kwang Chow say the highjackers were trying to take the plane to Hong Kong , but it was forced down by military jets . |
| 16 | By early April both forces were poised to take the city , while on the diplomatic front Sevan was making desperate efforts to broker a peaceful transfer of power . |
| 17 | Passengers were advised to take the lift . |
| 18 | The girls were required to take the Official Secrets oath . |
| 19 | This ‘ paper gold ’ was intended to take the heat off the dollar by increasing what was in effect the gold content of reserves . |
| 20 | The results confirmed his diagnosis and after he had written a report for Jack 's own GP transport was arranged to take the patient home to rest . |
| 21 | Gloucester 's justification is presented as the armed force at his disposal , and it is against this background that he was petitioned to take the throne by the three estates . |
| 22 | Gloucester 's justification is presented as the armed force at his disposal , and it is against this background that he was petitioned to take the throne by the three estates . |
| 23 | The more the United States was seen to take the lead — especially at the UN — the better the prospect , so Eisenhower correctly calculated , of preventing yet more harshly worded motions in that forum . |
| 24 | It was decided to take the deceased to hospital by car , but on the way she collapsed and a police officer from a local police station made an emergency call urgently requesting an ambulance . |
| 25 | A high-school student found pieces of the mural in a container for construction debris , contacted the federal government and was instructed to take the work to a specialised restorer , Hiram Hoelzer . |
| 26 | The mission opened with a meeting at the Guildhall ; at which Ramsey , being now president of the Union , was selected to take the chair . |
| 27 | So the bear sat down and waited , and when the young lord returned he was persuaded to take the bear into his service . |
| 28 | So when the young lord came back he was persuaded to take the mouse , too , into his service . |
| 29 | Wells was requested to take the oath on whether he had actually made a statement , as the police seemed to have no record of it . |
| 30 | The President was requested to take the chain to a jeweller when it was convenient to do so . |