Example sentences of "[vb -s] be take [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Section 12(1) states : … a person shall be guilty of an offence if , without having the consent of the owner or other lawful authority , he takes any conveyance for his own or another 's use or knowing that any conveyance has been taken without such authority , drives it or allows himself to be carried in or on it . |
| 2 | One of my greatest frustrations is having to tell my electors , in correspondence and personally , that there is nothing I can do about a proposal because a decision has already been taken somewhere else — albeit by ministers , one of whom is a Member of the House — that there is nothing that anyone can do because the decision has been taken outside these shores , so there is no point in writing to me . |
| 3 | All I 'm saying is , what account has been taken of that other ingredient , which is the strategic guidance for West Yorkshire ? |
| 4 | Note has been taken of these and some of them appear in the panel 's revision . |
| 5 | No action has been taken against those responsible for the shootings or to introduce any official regulations on the use of firearms by law enforcement personnel . |
| 6 | But so far only Brodsworth has been taken in this way and the signs are that English Heritage , which is under severe financial pressure , is not likely to take on many , if any , further houses . |
| 7 | Some action has been taken in most countries to support the survival at least of the more important communities in such areas . |
| 8 | Exception has been taken by some commentators to the words ‘ Reg. v. Morris … decides , ’ but the proposition which is stated in the judgment of the court follows inevitably from Lord Roskill 's statement as to the meaning of appropriation . |
| 9 | In addition , the subtle nuances of British socialist and Liberal ideas have been charted in detail , while similar care has been taken by those historians who have surveyed the rich and varied political ideologies of the right in Wilhelmine Germany . |