Example sentences of "had be taken on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Extra midwives had been taken on for the same reason . |
| 2 | After three centuries of decline , the first steps had been taken on the path to restoration . |
| 3 | Aware that he had been taken on by the college as part of a programme of reform , Minton told Edie Lamont : ‘ They have inaugurated a drive to bring it in line with what they call Contemporary Trends . |
| 4 | She was horrified ; not only because she could see how Beth had thoroughly exhausted herself , but because she had been taken on two weeks ago by Mr Miller , who had told her categorically , ‘ I do n't want Mrs Miller tackling any of the heavier domestic tasks , you understand ? |
| 5 | She had been taken on straightaway , and was now settled in the position . |
| 6 | I well remember a young man who aroused special interest one weekend because he had been taken on at a place which had a certain reputation . |
| 7 | He had been taken on . |
| 8 | She was a squat , dusty-looking woman on the threshold of sixty , who had been taken on in the library during the war and whom Mervyn had tried unsuccessfully to dislodge ever since he had become librarian . |
| 9 | Rumour had it that Sir Hector 's influence was the only reason George had been taken on in the first place . |
| 10 | Four other staff members , including Troth Wells and myself , had been taken on . |
| 11 | The US authorities claimed that the decision to evacuate Peace Corps workers had been taken on the basis of general intelligence concerning NPA intentions , and that Swanson 's abduction had only become known after the decision had been made . |
| 12 | He had been taken on in an unofficial capacity as Captain 's companion , but , like everyone else on board , from ship 's surgeon to midshipman , he had made the best of this great opportunity by gathering remarkable collections of insects , plants , birds , and fossils . |
| 13 | Several had been taken on a yacht at sea . |
| 14 | Criteria for inclusion of patients were ( i ) a new pulmonary infiltrate seen on a chest radiograph that had been taken on or within 24 h of admission and ( ii ) one of these features : cough , temperature greater than 37.8°C , or subjective dyspnoea . |
| 15 | Even now , however , no decisions had been taken on the speed of emancipation or the form it should take . |
| 16 | Reports say material has been seized by police , but Detective Superintendent Mike Hames , head of the squad , said no decision had been taken on any police action . |
| 17 | Peter Armstrong , for Bexton , said he had been taken on and offered a wage of £170 a week . |
| 18 | He said more precise figures would not be available until decisions had been taken on the form of restoration . |