Example sentences of "i was taken [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 I was taken over one by my History mistress .
2 I do n't think so because it 's in the main street called street and I was taken over the first day .
3 I had been his guest in the air very briefly before when I was taken up to see Low Birk Hatt as a bird would see it , and I found it a thrilling experience , quite the best way to travel .
4 I was dismissed from the library , but with a good reference and I was taken on the staff of the local Employment Exchange to ‘ sign on ’ the others .
5 I was taken on as a staff programme researcher for " Here Today " , Salary : £1,100 .
6 In April , I was taken on a tour of three of the modern French resorts : Les Arcs , Valmorel and Les Menuires .
7 We had ages together before I was taken off to the ward .
8 They had been country people and I was taken off to visit relatives and friends in Shepley and Harewood , sucking mintoes as a treat .
9 I wonder how many times I was taken in by his Yankee sincerity , his B-movie honesty .
10 So I was taken in and the first job I was taken , by this young fella , eighteenish , big chap to me , but he said , Come on young'un , this is what you 've got ta do .
11 One night in late July I was taken out to supper by Ian Gow , the Prime Minister 's Parliamentary Private Secretary .
12 When I was nine months old I was taken out to India by my parents who had a theatre company — they still have it , in fact , and they still tour .
13 I was taken out to another room , sat down and then heard that thick voice , full of soft , sickly fruit .
14 I was taken out to dinner on the day of my arrival , and yesterday there was a ‘ coquetel ’ ( cocktail party ) after the inaugural ceremony , which contained a lot of unintelligible speeches in Portuguese .
15 How I did not develop pneumonia I shall never know , my sciatic nerve was outraged by this treatment , and fortunately I was taken back to Fulmer House .
16 I was taken back to the cell , where I started throwing the furniture about .
17 Eventually , I was taken back up to my wing .
18 Then I was taken back home to my mother 's and tried to build up the relationship again .
19 I was taken back to Holloway while they made inquiries .
20 But he was good enough to allow me some writing materials before I was taken back to my cell , formally charged with murder .
21 I was taken down to the block [ punishment wing ] and they left me there for two days .
22 I was taken down to Holloway by car , with me on the back seat and her on one side and a male officer on the other side .
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