Example sentences of "were take [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In part the attempt by the Norfolk justices to appropriate canon law matters to the king 's competence was all of a piece with other measures which the king and his judges were taking to suppress rival jurisdictions and to reduce all justice within the realm to the crown . |
| 2 | Despite episcopal censures , the practice continued for a surprisingly long time ; measures were taken to stop Irish clergy so cohabiting as late as the sixth century . |
| 3 | At an international climate conference in Sundsvall , northern Sweden , on Aug. 27-30 , 1990 , 300 scientists from 60 countries predicted a climatic catastrophe unless drastic measures were taken to reduce harmful emissions . |
| 4 | In the end they agreed that it was a fair way of sharing the inheritance , and so the legal steps were taken to transfer equal shares to all of us . |
| 5 | In all cases , probability values less than 0.05 were taken to indicate significant differences . |