Example sentences of "[noun] were taken [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The judge said Mr and Mrs Lauder conceded that from May 1972 effective steps were taken on the landowners ' behalf to assert a right to exclude the public . |
| 2 | Four 15 minute collections were taken over the hour . |
| 3 | If the mid-point were taken arbitrarily the implication is that the UK manpower in R&D could be increased to 13–14 per cent of total manpower with continuing improvement in productivity . |
| 4 | The readings were taken on the right arm of the seated subject after a minimum of 10 minutes ' rest . |
| 5 | After 1945 these interests were taken over the by the communist regime in Czechoslovakia . |
| 6 | MAJOR-GENERAL Michael Skinner , who has died aged 60 , was Director General , Weapons , from 1986 to 1988 , when many important decisions were taken on the future equipment of the Army . |
| 7 | If it appears that the original decisions were taken on the basis of assumptions which have not stood the test of time it is as well to re-run the exercise . |
| 8 | These additions were taken over the London and North Western Railway in 1871 after a convoluted legal battle with the Llanelly company . |
| 9 | On 7 October there began the debate on the revised version of the document on the missionary activity of the Church , and on 11 October votes were taken on the schemas on religious life and priestly formation in the seminaries . |