Example sentences of "[prep] [be] taken [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She does n't like to be taken advantage of . ’ |
| 2 | I ai n't goin' to let it now , either ; I ai n't goin' to be taken advantage of . ’ |
| 3 | As they did so , their southern line became depleted , allowing more Allied units to be taken north from that sector . |
| 4 | Dawn came and he , determined not to be taken prisoner , removed his brevet , stipes and badges , plus his battledress pockets , using his escape-kit knife . |
| 5 | He was soon to be taken prisoner in battle against the Persians . |
| 6 | Rudolf Lenzner and his crew baling out to be taken prisoner when the bomber crashed at Bur Marrad . |
| 7 | The King of Blefuscu , however , replied that I was too strong to be taken prisoner , and that I would soon be returning to my country anyway . |
| 8 | Prepare to be taken prisoner , lady . ’ |
| 9 | Decisions whether to provide for C & AG audit or inspection of such bodies need to be taken case . |
| 10 | The directive is simply another obstacle which has to be taken account of by broadcasting authorities when giving effect to their duty to preserve due impartiality . |
| 11 | The final chapter in this section rounds off the discussion of applications-related research with an examination of organizational issues that need to be taken account of in handling geographic information . |
| 12 | In a careful schemata he identifies five elements which have to be taken account of , namely , productive base , labour process , ownership of capital , specific social relations ( in civil society although Cooke does not employ that term as a compendium ) and institutional specificities . |
| 13 | Skipper likes to be taken notice of , too , ye ken , and I do n't see why he should n't be . |
| 14 | Everything seemed to be taken care of and everybody was on a real high because it left you free to do what you wanted to do without worrying about paying this week 's rent or buying a pair of shoes , or whether a valve in the amplifier had gone and you had to replace it . |
| 15 | You see sometimes Boy , like all of us , sometimes Boy just wanted to be taken care of without having done anything to deserve it . |
| 16 | The way that sons always are , they way they always expect to be taken care of . |
| 17 | ‘ There 's just more things to be taken care of , it seems to me , ’ he says , spitting a mouthful of sunflower shells into a cup . |
| 18 | That 's something that ought to be taken care of by private citizens . |
| 19 | In embarking on this journey , I 'd put myself into store again and set off ; like the other women I needed safety , I needed to be taken care of , to take care of myself and now to take care of this journey . |
| 20 | All that has to be taken care of in designing experiments to probe local reality . |
| 21 | Branson had drawn up what was to become known as the ‘ Million List ’ — the number of things that had to be taken care of in the next three months before the airline could fly . |
| 22 | There are other things to be taken care of . ’ |
| 23 | The French Open champion has ‘ a serious condition that will have to be taken care of in a substantial way , ’ said her agent , Phil de Picciotto . |
| 24 | ‘ The key would be knowing whether the money would be a one-off , or if continuing funding would enable running costs to be taken care of . |