Example sentences of "[noun] were taken on 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 The readings were taken on the right arm of the seated subject after a minimum of 10 minutes ' rest .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
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