Example sentences of "been taken by [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The car is unnumbered , suggesting that its number might have been taken by a new Standard car . |
| 2 | This has now been taken by a full scale ‘ mock-up ’ nose cone of a Trans-Manche Super Train ( TMST ) . |
| 3 | Apparently , she had been taken by an Ixmaritian academy as part of a tax levied against her family , whose crops had suffered a blight one year and who were in severe financial hardship . |
| 4 | Although she could have sworn she had blacked out , she still somehow recalled the journey on which she had been taken by the tall man and a few others . |
| 5 | Cheshire Fire Brigade who set up an emergency operation centre on site said the cloud had been taken by the prevailing wind east of Northwich . |
| 6 | Ceauşescu 's family and favourites have gone , but their places have generally been taken by the prominent figures of the new regime — some of whom have not had to move far . |
| 7 | Distraught with grief and shock , rejected by her own mother and father , Melissa had been taken by the warm-hearted Craigs into their own home ; the small matter of illegitimacy had been discreetly dealt with by a statutory change of name and a wedding-ring , and the bereaved parents had found consolation for the loss of their only child in caring for his son . |
| 8 | Now be be sure that it 's all in the pre-packs , it 's been taken by the pre-pack department |
| 9 | In 1984 , when his successful playing career still had a few years to run , and his gambler 's mantle had been taken by the rugged striker Alan Brazil , Macari moved into management with Swindon Town . |
| 10 | The disease is , however , attended by secondary symptoms , the well known purging and vomiting which , because they are so dramatic , have frequently been taken by the inept as indicating the primary seat of the infection … |