Example sentences of "and taken [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 As I see it , the considerations set out above and taken as a whole lead irresistibly to the conclusion that , when considering the expression ‘ any person ’ in the sections , it is impossible to identify any particular limitation which can be said , with any degree of confidence , to represent the presumed intention of Parliament .
2 The little deer was seen staggering in a distressed and bloated condition , captured with difficulty and taken to a vet who pumped fermented corn from the stomach — presumably the fawn had gorged herself on pheasant feed .
3 After three days , when scouring had stopped , she was tagged , put in a sack and taken to a field which a neighbour was certain her siblings frequented .
4 He was quickly surrounded by police and taken to a neighbour 's house where they broke the tragic news that his four children — Sharon , aged five , and her brothers , Francis , four , Martin three , and Stefan , one — were dead .
5 She was finally discovered and taken to a concentration camp where she died .
6 Each category had to be put in a different container and taken to a collection centre .
7 ‘ She was dragged into a car and taken to a house .
8 Each window is being carefully removed , and taken to a workshop in Yorkshire to be cleaned and repaired .
9 He was handcuffed and taken to a locker room where he was chained to a metal grille by the arms and legs .
10 During the visits of the programme monitors , the mothers would be asked to prepare some LGS , a sample of which was collected and taken to a laboratory where the concentration of sodium ions was measured .
11 During the course of the story Tottle is arrested for theft and taken to a sponging-house , from which he is rescued by Parsons .
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