Example sentences of "they [was/were] take [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Girls could be seen riding slowly past with one hand on the handlebars , the other full of books which they were taking home after the morning 's lessons .
2 Anybody under that is they were taken away to the army no bother .
3 We tried to write letters to you — but they were taken away by the cai and burned .
4 They were taken aback as the huge hangar doors blew in and fortunately they made a move to an interior fortified wall just as the roof was torn off and the building collapsed .
5 Both of them were taken aback by the force with which she said it and she blushed red .
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