Example sentences of "he was taken [adv] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result , he was taken completely by surprise when twelve stone of lean muscle powered into him at snake-like speed and wrenched the gun aside , the shot slamming into a very surprised Froebe , who staggered back , the impact of his body cracking one of the windows . |
| 2 | He was taken straight to West Drayton police station and charged with possession of drugs . |
| 3 | Swift introduced Diaper to his circle where he was taken up by Henry St John , first Viscount Bolingbroke , and Sir William Wyndham [ qq.v . ] . |
| 4 | The Lycée was to hold this self-determined spirit for only two years then he was taken on by Balmain , at that time one of the grandest of French designers . |
| 5 | Specially when he was taken out of commission by a nobody . |
| 6 | Herr Nordern was vigorously affirmative , combative even , but he was taken aback by Omi 's response . |
| 7 | It was acute peritonitis , and he was taken back to Wrexham hospital — this time , obviously , as an in-patient . |
| 8 | He was taken back to Lindholme Prison , South Yorkshire . |
| 9 | Nathan was seventeen and seriously ill with tuberculosis when he was taken in to Highgate Hospital in January 1942 . |