Example sentences of "be taken [adv prt] by the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He said that He used to tell me about his country that you know it was taken over by the Russians and then it 'd be taken over by the Germans and You know what I mean .
2 This place will soon be taken over by the police and I 'll handle them . ’
3 The proposal , which will probably be taken up by the NUS , is for a ‘ national crèche scheme ’ .
4 I do n't like him , but he 's a cynical bastard and wo n't be taken in by the likes of Buckmaster . ’
5 A police spokesman said that the woman victim had all her faculties and they feared that others could be taken in by the smooth-talkers .
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