Example sentences of "[am/are] taken [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , routes will frequently be made economical only if adults are taken on the school transport services . |
| 2 | The methods used for controlling debate are the power to apply the closure by a simple majority , though normally the majority must consist of a hundred members ; the power to send bills upstairs for their committee stage to a standing committee and the power , when bills are taken on the floor of the House or in committee , to impose a guillotine . |
| 3 | I think it 's important these matters are taken on the floor of the house because they are very , very serious . |
| 4 | It is perhaps not surprising that when older pupils come to sit their leaving examinations , they generally view the prospect of the examinations without much apprehension ; this may be because most decisions about their future are taken on the recommendation of their teachers rather than directly on the basis of examination results . |
| 5 | When these ideas are taken up the employees receive bonuses of one kind or another . |
| 6 | Thompson , the Secretary of the Yorkshire North District , and Littlecott , Secretary of the Western District , wrote to Jacques urging that a firm stand be taken on the issue and no further concessions be made . |
| 7 | They demanded that no action be taken on the SED-PDS proposal , involving creation of a new Office for the Protection of the Constitution , until after the general election . |