Example sentences of "[be] taken by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Secretary of State , Dean Acheson , warned the American mission in Seoul on 13 April 1949 that information had been received from a source believed to be reliable to the effect that serious trouble might arise in Korea within two months and that the initiative in these developments would be taken by South Korea . |
| 2 | Since the tracks were not completed into Croydon , a car had to be taken by lorry to Wallington and off-loaded onto the track there ’ . |
| 3 | This followed a constitutional amendment allowing decisions to be taken by majority vote rather than consensus , thus avoiding a veto by the Serbian deputies . |
| 4 | But it stipulated that cabinet decisions should be taken by majority vote , rather than by consensus as the National Party wanted . |
| 5 | The contents of Duncan Sandys ' White Paper were judiciously leaked during March ; a standard Whitehall ploy based on the well-founded assumption that neither the market nor the media like to be taken by surprise . |
| 6 | I approach slowly so that the animals will not be taken by surprise and panic into a rush for the sea , but even so several of the younger seals take fright and slide into the water . |
| 7 | ‘ I mean , we wo n't be taken by surprise tomorrow , shall we ? ’ |
| 8 | A team from the Centre assessed the route to be taken by Shell 's North Western Ethylene Pipeline to determine how archaeological sites close to its path — from Grangemouth on the Firth of Forth to Stanlow in Cheshire — might be affected by the proposed construction work and how potential damage might be mitigated . |
| 9 | The union agreed that in cases of disagreement the final decision should be taken by SSC , not Michael Taylor . |
| 10 | The decision to introduce a television channel financed by advertising was one which had to be taken by government . |
| 11 | Clearly , we need to balance the requirement for certainty and also allow initiatives to be taken by highway and road authorities when dealing with problems in their areas . |
| 12 | Under the Convention , a requested State is to apply the same measures of compulsion as would be available in purely domestic cases ; this is reflected in the provision in section 2(3) of the Act that an order under that section may not require any particular steps to be taken unless they are steps which can be required to be taken by way of obtaining evidence for the purposes of civil proceedings in the court making the order , i.e. , the High Court . |
| 13 | Because it is necessary to record the value of members ' holdings , the vote must be taken by way of a poll . |
| 14 | There are no gate-crashers ; it can not be taken by storm . |
| 15 | Leonora , expecting to be taken by storm after she 'd flung down the gauntlet , found Penry in no hurry at all . |
| 16 | Nothing to be taken by mouth . |
| 17 | The team , from the United Towing Co , were due to be taken by boat today to Stroma . |
| 18 | The Nightriders choir , including Santa , helped 1,000 passengers pass the time at Stansted , Essex , as they waited to be taken by bus to Luton or Gatwick where their flights had been diverted . |
| 19 | But it does provoke rebellious , aggressive behaviour in a minority of children , particularly if they have to be taken by force to a quiet room , or the door has to be held to keep them there . |
| 20 | Twelve yards outside the Portsmouth penalty area , left side to be taken by number eleven , Paul Simpson surely their last chance in this game . |
| 21 | Twelve yards outside the Portsmouth penalty area , left side to be taken by number eleven Paul Simpson , surely their last chance in this game . |
| 22 | ‘ Our members have a great deal of sympathy with what is being done and they would not encourage tests to be taken by supply teachers or other teachers , especially at primary school level . ’ |
| 23 | The local county court often has the advantage of being nearer than the High Court District Registry , its rules are less strict and it allows more steps to be taken by post than does the High Court . |
| 24 | Again referring to your programme you 'll see that most of the seminar will be taken by Face the Media . |
| 25 | Now let's pretend that we are taken by surprise . |
| 26 | The village school was closed in 1948 and the children are taken by bus to other schools in the area . |
| 27 | A recent survey Trends in public library selection policies suggests that most selection decisions are taken by district or branch librarians , with a 15–20% in-fill from the head of bibliographical services post in authorities which have a form of central selection ( not all do ) . |
| 28 | Some of them are taken by instrumentation but others are eye observations . |
| 29 | However , one benefit for DHAs and GPs of the present system is that difficult rationing decisions are taken by hospital physicians and are seldom made explicit . |
| 30 | One afternoon they will be taken for an easy mountain ramble and on another they are taken by horse drawn carriage into the woods where they can barbecue sausages ( a small charge is made for the barbecue ) . |