Example sentences of "[verb] be take [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He described being taken over the years to see his sick , and finally dying and almost certainly innocent father in another prison . |
| 2 | Yet only 9 per cent of women who could benefit are taking up the option . |
| 3 | ‘ All you have to do is take out the midrange fleck . ’ |
| 4 | Other techniques may also have been taken over the Atlantic by the conquistadores and , though lost from view of Spain , preserved in South America ; tremolo and on-the-box percussion , both used by King , are two of these . |
| 5 | What we intend is to take up the area of ground you now have roped off , or a part of it — the broken corner of the hypocaust . ’ |
| 6 | After he 'd been offered the job Archie had been taken over the new building to see the general layout . |
| 7 | But Coun. Nicholas Thorne-Wallis ( Lab ) , chairman , said that no final decision had been taken over the proposals and Coun. Mrs Rose Davison ( Lab ) called for more options to be considered by the council . |
| 8 | After three centuries of decline , the first steps had been taken on the path to restoration . |
| 9 | The US authorities claimed that the decision to evacuate Peace Corps workers had been taken on the basis of general intelligence concerning NPA intentions , and that Swanson 's abduction had only become known after the decision had been made . |
| 10 | Even now , however , no decisions had been taken on the speed of emancipation or the form it should take . |
| 11 | He said more precise figures would not be available until decisions had been taken on the form of restoration . |
| 12 | All this achieved was to take on the even more serious problems of behaviourism itself . |
| 13 | Mothers of younger and younger children have been taking on the dual burden of paid work and child rearing ( see Hunt , 1968 ; Martin and Roberts , 1984 ; Joshi , 1985 ) . |
| 14 | Cricket now … the amateur players of the Minor Counties have been taking on the game 's elite in the first round of the Nat West Trophy . |
| 15 | Well over 400 individual environmental measures have been taken over the past 12 months to deliver our commitments , ranging from telephone helplines for those concerned about air quality to major international agreements on new standards for cars and water . |
| 16 | Erm , but , having been supported by each chief officer and general manager , you will see in paragraph eleven of the report , the various actions that have been taken over the last twelve months or so , and I would like to pick out particular the fact , that chief officers are now , operating or required to have effective arrangements for achieving equal opportunity in employment in their department or unit . |
| 17 | Madam Deputy Speaker I re read in the newspapers today that there has been s some criticism er that the matters such as this have been taken on the floor of the house . |