Example sentences of "was take [adv prt] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Russell was taken up in this for a time , he even wrote wonderful piece on the foundations of geometry couched in erm a sort of vaguely dialectical form , which in later life he erm pronounced as being complete rubbish . |
| 2 | ‘ Light ! ’ the cry was taken up from all sides . |
| 3 | But support had been no more than patchy until it was taken up by such a strong party group on the eve of electoral victory . |
| 4 | Wilkes , as a symbol of defiant resistance to government , was taken up by all these groups . |
| 5 | A Ramsay ! ’ he shouted , and the slogan was taken up by those behind in yelling threat . |
| 6 | Allon advocated the use of chanting but this was taken up by few chapels ; the much greater growth lay in the use of hymns . |
| 7 | But Stone Bassett bit the dust , the case against the development was taken up by some of the highest paid planners in the land and sounded a massive victory for conservationists . |
| 8 | ( Italian opera had already appeared in Munich in 1653 , very soon after the end of the Thirty Years War ; indeed it was taken up by several German courts during the 1650S . ) |
| 9 | There was not one ship permanently in command , the particular ship in most direct contact with the enemy was in command until the leading position was taken over by another ship which then assumed command as well as action . |
| 10 | I was taken out to another room , sat down and then heard that thick voice , full of soft , sickly fruit . |
| 11 | July eventually ground to an end and the steam was taken out of that difficult month by an event which had nothing to do with politics . |
| 12 | He died very soon afterwards , and this young daughter was taken in by some poor people . |