Example sentences of "taken [adv] [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had n't taken long to determine that the plane had been sabotaged . |
| 2 | When Beth pushed open the kitchen door , she was taken aback to see that Cissie was not alone . |
| 3 | But he was somewhat taken aback to learn that it was a severe case of overswinging . |
| 4 | Supporters were even more taken aback to learn that he was calling himself James , rather that the long-familiar Jimmy . |
| 5 | We were taken aback to learn that the late king 's additional name of Lasso Rinding means " Granite Penis " — a title he apparently did nothing to dishonour . |