Example sentences of "[vb past] [be] taken [adv] 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 After he 'd been offered the job Archie had been taken over the new building to see the general layout .
3 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 .
4 Since nothing had been taken away the duty in such a case was to reach an honest conclusion without bias and not in pursuance of a capricious policy .
5 After three centuries of decline , the first steps had been taken on the path to restoration .
6 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 .
7 Even now , however , no decisions had been taken on the speed of emancipation or the form it should take .
8 He said more precise figures would not be available until decisions had been taken on the form of restoration .
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