Example sentences of "[noun pl] have been taken by " in BNC.

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1 Where all these steps have been taken by the balance sheet date , the cost of the redundancy programme will be reflected in the accounts for the year .
2 Even more radical steps have been taken by the electricians union ( EETPU ) .
3 In numerous jurisdictions , steps have been taken by the judiciary or legislature to limit or abolish the marital rape exemption .
4 What steps have been taken by the CITB to ensure a maximum register of employers and that none slips through the net ?
5 In the last two months , however , jewellery shops have been taken by storm .
6 It is worth pointing out that this distinction is also a male/female one ; whereas most important political actions that have really affected people 's lives have been taken by men , it is women , historically excluded from decision-making , who have been concerned with the subjective and the personal .
7 Nevertheless , these implications have been taken by many readers , who feared a return to learning definitions off by heart .
8 Their places have been taken by and .
9 We are , however , dismayed to observe that extreme measures have been taken by your government to curb freedom of expression and to censor the print and broadcast media .
10 Several photographs have been taken by Mrs V Hawkins .
11 Opinion polls have been taken by Le Figaro and L'Evenement du Jeudi , with wildly differing results , readers have been encouraged to write and religious leaders of all shades have been called upon to give the benefit of their wisdom .
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