Example sentences of "have been taken [adv prt] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The strongest argument we 've got is that has got a driving record worse than yours and he has been taken on despite that record . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The system has been taken up in many countries , including the USA , UK and Australia , but effective evaluation has still to be done . |
| 4 | The ‘ social divisions ’ theme has been taken up in another way by some recent feminist writers who have been concerned to show not merely that many welfare provisions discriminate against women , but also that female services within the family and neighbourhood form crucial separate welfare systems , enhanced in importance when other systems fail or are withdrawn . |
| 5 | Again , this has been taken up in this country with workshops on ‘ PASS ’ and ‘ PASSING ’ being widely networked largely through the energies of CMHERA . |
| 6 | ‘ In other words he has been taken in by all this ‘ financial advice ’ and guidance . |
| 7 | Outside the party the syndicalists had formed a " Left " of the unions and this had been taken over to some extent by the Communist Party of Great Britain , founded in 1920 . |
| 8 | A crotchety old bugger ( any kid 's grandfather ) who had , in a state of terror , escaped in his machine from an advanced civilisation on a distant planet which had been taken over by some unknown enemy . |
| 9 | More recently Marrakesh had been taken over by some of the biggest names in haute couture . |
| 10 | Suzanne Gratton , 22 , of Warwick Close , Birkenhead , was accused after it was noticed that the licence on her car had been taken out for another vehicle . |
| 11 | However , the conflict between modern farming practice and environmental conservation is by no means an irreconcilable one and , although entrenched positions have been taken up on both sides , there are now a few signs of a more sophisticated awareness of the Problems involved and a more constructive desire on the part of both farming organizations and the environmental lobby to overcome them . |
| 12 | He 's a gifted songwriter whose tunes have been taken up by some of the country 's top folk singers . |
| 13 | number six er what this is basically saying is we want to do two point history structural maintenance erm fire drill but anything that 's been taken out of this budget in that area , we should replace by from that . |