Example sentences of "be taken at [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These tests should be taken at regular intervals , according to the general plan of study indicated in the Preface . |
| 2 | The latter comprises courses which can be taken at varying times throughout the fortnight . |
| 3 | And goods wagons that needed to be unloaded , er would be brought into , er at least unloaded erm er perhaps for the distribution of items in the town , would be brought onto that turntable erm and normally horse , purely a horse hook would be er put on er and swung round , and the wagon , or the wagons , a couple of wagons perhaps , would be taken at right angles into that er goods shed for unloading . |
| 4 | We ask for reference back so that a closer look can be taken at these problems in the administration of the benefits . |
| 5 | It encouraged the tendency for uncoordinated initiatives to be taken at different levels of the diplomatic hierarchy and contradictory signals to be sent out to foreign powers . |
| 6 | Koreans serving in the police force were often extremely brutal in their conduct and it is hardly surprising that they were a target for revenge after the termination of Japanese rule ; many of them served under the American occupation and in South Korea from 1948 and vengeance continued to be taken at periodic intervals for years to come . |
| 7 | This ignores repeated steps which have been taken at several levels of management to reduce uncertainty . |
| 8 | A blood sample was taken five minutes after completing the drink and further samples were taken at 10 minutes intervals for 90 minutes . |
| 9 | On planes such as Luft Hansa 's Junkers G31 seating was arranged like a first-class railway carriage and meals were taken at little tables for two spread with pristine linen , full silver and fresh flowers . |
| 10 | Whole research cruises where water samples were being taken at many depths , every sample that came back was titrated on board ship to get the silver nitrate to establish the chlorinity and hence the salinity . |
| 11 | Leading the discussion , Professor Aggrey Brown of the Caribbean Institute of Mass Communication in Jamaica , described initiatives that are being taken at various levels , ranging from governments to grassroot groups , to preserve and strengthen Caribbean culture and identity . |
| 12 | Experiments in which sleep was taken at different times have shown that REM sleep is very little affected by external factors , with most REM activity in the hours between 8 o'clock and noon , and least in the hours just before midnight . |
| 13 | The lift or rise in the example was taken at 50 feet but in this scheme the height of the lift , except for convenience of construction and adaptability to site is relatively immaterial . |