Example sentences of "being take to the " in BNC.

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1 Rollo loved being taken to the gilt and plush ambience of Rules in Covent Garden , to which his riposte was Lock-Obers in Boston , which he protested was not so good .
2 The first one , the first time in fact that I can remember going to the pictures , was being taken to the cinema in Lewisham by my mother to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs just before the outbreak of the Second World War .
3 Before being taken to the platform , he was introduced to those members of the Committee who happened to be milling around the entrance .
4 THE NATIONAL Trust is being taken to the High Court in a test case that could halt all Sunday trading at its souvenir and garden centres .
5 Presumably it is much more likely that such a problem would be picked up by professionals involved in a family , but it underlines the fact that children who are failing to thrive are very much at risk unless they are being taken to the clinic , for example , or are being seen regularly in the home by a Health Visitor .
6 A Nottinghamshire miner 's daughter remembers being taken to the fair by a ninety-year-old great-grandfather , a very big man , bony man .
7 They were a group of 130 citizens , headed by their Burgomaster from the small Dutch town of Haren , who were received in Church House before being taken to the homes of their local hosts .
8 NOTE Men may not like being taken to the toilet by a woman , nor a woman by a man .
9 Although the procedure is quite slow and expensive , many more appeals are being taken to the courts on a variety of ingenious arguments , probably because the amount of money at stake can be very large , and because applicants do achieve a measure of success .
10 We are being taken to the ‘ limits of pain ’ brought on by a means of transport which is too loud , ugly , congested , dirty , dangerous and expensive .
11 Others love a day by the sea or an afternoon in the country ; and many most enjoy being taken to the homes of relatives or friends for a meal .
12 Your flag is being taken to the top of the hill by bands like Def Leppard and you 're back at home going , ‘ Aaah … f**k 'em — they sold out . ’
13 Well , I can still vaguely recall being taken to the hospital where my father was dying .
14 Next day , when I arrived to take my seat on the coach to our town , I discovered I was sitting in front of two convicts , who were being taken to the prison-ships by their guard .
15 He knew it was unlikely that he would ever see the true Ireland again because he was being taken to the place that many people believed to be one of the Gateways to the Dark Ireland .
16 To avoid being taken to the cleaners , Which ? suggested the best way of getting good results was to hire a firm recommended by word of mouth .
17 I am being taken to the realms of the People , who hate nature as much as they hate me , who am unnatural .
18 You say I ca n't go , and Father — well , look at him ; can you see him being taken to the Queen 's presence ? ’
19 I thought I was being taken to the prison but instead found myself outside the door of Le Coq d'Or .
20 Italy 's failure to implement EC directives have resulted in it being taken to the European Court of Justice more times than any other country in 1989 .
21 Tracy West , who was knocked down , was picked up by bystanders and taken to a nearby shop , where she was treated for shock before being taken to the Memorial Hospital .
22 He died as he was being taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital .
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