Example sentences of "[be] taken [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Bifurcation ’ refers to a dual-edged approach to the problem of offending : differentiating between ‘ ordinary ’ or ‘ run of the mill ’ offenders with whom less severe measures can be taken on the one hand , and on the other hand ‘ exceptional ’ , ‘ very serious ’ or ‘ dangerous ’ offenders who can be made subject to much tougher measures . |
| 2 | They asked the individual chief officers to prepare reports to the committees on action that could be taken on the detailed recommendations of Friends of the Earth . |
| 3 | Some of these , along with others to be taken on the lighter mornings will be sent to the Highways Department and to the Edinburgh Evening News with an accompanying letter . |
| 4 | In the unpublished ‘ Epilogue ’ to that work , we learn that Shadowfax will be saved too , to be taken on the last ship from the Havens to Aman , simply because Gandalf could not bear the parting . |
| 5 | Clearly the point had arrived in September 1947 where fundamental decisions had to be taken on the American commitment to Korea . |
| 6 | If the building is constructed with glazed curtain walling , care must be taken over the precise words used . |
| 7 | With at least six candidates — five Conservative and one Labour — now in the race to replace Mr Bernard Wetherill , intense behind-the-scenes soundings will be taken over the next week to try to reach a compromise . |
| 8 | If you have n't got one of these to hand , perhaps we could arrange for one to be taken over the next few months . |