Example sentences of "[noun] were take [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The recent spate of such thefts ( see The Art Newspaper No. 21 , October 1992 , p.16 ) continued when one marble and sixteen classical terracotta figurines were taken from the Schimatari Museum in Boeotia , central Greece , on the night of 24 December . |
| 2 | Further practical steps were taken following the second amendment to make the SDR ‘ the principal reserve asset ’ : |
| 3 | First steps were taken at the HSE conference in Jakarta . |
| 4 | Within days steps were taken in the Republic to challenge the Sunningdale proposals since the apparent agreement regarding the statue of Northern Ireland seemed inconsistent with the constitution . |
| 5 | Steps were taken before the Report of the Civil Justice Review to deal with the problem of waiting for trial with regard to the general list cases in the Queen 's Bench . |
| 6 | Western journalists were taken by the Iraqi authorities to the site , where more than 300 bodies — including those of at least 91 children — were recovered , many burnt beyond recognition , and it was feared that many others remained buried in the wreckage . |
| 7 | On March 21 foreign journalists were taken by the Iraqi authorities to Karbala . |
| 8 | Several pictures were taken of the installation , some of which are being used for promotional purposes . |
| 9 | Most of the pictures were taken in the Sodwana Bay area . |
| 10 | Cut-offs for clinical variables were taken from the predictive models of Farr et al . |
| 11 | The very fact that Adrian Vredeman de Vries 's series of bronzes were taken from the garden by the Swedes in 1648 to decorate Drottningholm is some measure of Wallenstein 's patronage . |
| 12 | However , plaice to over 2 lbs were taken during the event . |
| 13 | The images were taken in the coronal plane with a repetition time of 5 seconds and represent fasting ( A ) and fed ( B ) activity . |
| 14 | Baths were taken in the main block , which meant that pupils in A dormitory , including Mr Douglas , had to cross two playgrounds , in all weathers , clad only in pyjamas , dressing gown and slippers . |
| 15 | The Bosnians were taken to the old terminal , on a little used part of the airport , and then transferred by coach to centres in Surrey , West London and a new centre in Dewsbury , Yorkshire , which took 60 from the latest flight . |
| 16 | A 26-year-old woman and a seven-year-old girl were taken to the Western Infirmary , Glasgow . |
| 17 | The fishing for sand-eels alone has risen until last year ( 1989 ) a million tonnes were taken from the North Sea by EEC member countries . |
| 18 | Burning peats were taken from the house fire , put through the hole in the stone into the cavity below , a damp turf was placed on top , and so the charcoal was made . |
| 19 | In 1435 both Dieppe and Harfleur were taken by the French and in the next year Paris went the same way . |
| 20 | Visitors were taken round the headquarters ' accommodation , including the editorial offices of the Society 's journal , Radio Communication , which nowadays is produced by the latest ‘ new technology ’ processes . |
| 21 | Visitors were taken round the mill by transport manager , mill supervisor and operations manager . |
| 22 | Blood samples of the fasted state of the rats were taken at the time when the animals were killed for measurement of gastrin and CCK in plasma and were collected in EDTA tubes from the internal jugular vein . |
| 23 | To ease the pressure , a truckload of Commandos were taken to the rear where they could relax for a couple of days . |
| 24 | The parents and another three-year-old child were taken to the Western Isles Hospital suffering from smoke inhalation . |
| 25 | Some steps against pluralism were taken at the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215 , but an altogether more far-reaching measure was promulgated at the Council of Lyons in 1274 . |
| 26 | The wagons were taken by traverser to the Wagon Shop for final coats of paint and the completed wagons were taken to the Gravel Sidings where they were brake and steam tested ( if fitted with same ) . |
| 27 | Soviet television crews were taken to the site , telegenic Soviet doctors were produced to discuss the likely consequences . |
| 28 | The Ann Cam team were taken to the London Weather Centre , to learn how the weather is predicted — gathering information for a page of their own in a forthcoming edition of the Young Telegraph supplement . |
| 29 | ( Contributions were taken from the medieval players , and fines collected for poor workmanship and the infringement of guild rules went towards financing the plays , and the more prosperous the guild the more elaborate their pageant . ) |
| 30 | The book also reveals that a handful of British POWs from the Korean War were taken by the Russians and not returned . ’ |