Example sentences of "[noun prp] was taken " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Ethiopian revolution no one for a long time knew the fate of Haile Fida , leader of the left-wing Meison group : I only had his death confirmed when the Ethiopian lift-operator in a DC hotel told me he had been in the same cell when Haile was taken out to be shot . |
| 2 | In 1918 Lymn & Rambush was taken over by the Power-Gas Corporation of Stockton-on-Tees . |
| 3 | Halil Guzel was taken into overnight custody by the regular police at Istanbul airport when he landed on Thursday . |
| 4 | We were all very sorry to learn that Jean was taken seriously ill just prior to the Christmas holiday resulting from a brain haemorrhage . |
| 5 | But the Riddifords good fortune ran out when , soon after work began , Dennis was taken ill . |
| 6 | Therefore Carol 's daughter is not Julie , whilst Donna was taken to see Mary Poppins , so it must have been Linda who went with Carol to see Jungle Book . |
| 7 | Donna was taken into foster care at the end of 1986 , and there seems little prospect of her returning to live with Margy in the near future . |
| 8 | Ari was taken aback by the vehemence of his last remark . |
| 9 | But any charm the scenery may have had was lost on one member of the crew : James McKeatling was taken sick in the far-from-healthy climate , and was left on shore . |
| 10 | The following morning Richard was taken down to the treatment room and given his first induction of air . |
| 11 | In his teens , with his father 's health deteriorating , Richard was taken to Hollywood to be his ‘ personal assistant ’ . |
| 12 | Richard was taken to Stratford-upon-Avon for a week where they saw Marlowe 's Dr Faustus and the ex-schoolteacher had his ward up in the morning in the hotel gardens to study and learn by heart the great speeches . |
| 13 | In February 1944 , after his twentieth victory , nineteen of them at night , Braham was taken off intruder and escort work and put in charge of night operations at No. 2 Light Bomber Group headquarters . |
| 14 | Lucy was taken aback . |
| 15 | Ann Scott was taken away by Ministry of Defence police after cutting a perimiter fence . |
| 16 | The decision to return to the States was taken after a visit to a specialist this week , and Palace physio David West will accompany him on the trip . |
| 17 | Branson was taken aback by his vehemence . |
| 18 | On the passenger side InterCity was taken out first ; then all the London-commuter-belt services were grouped to form London & South East ( later renamed Network SouthEast ) ; finally , everything left over formed Other Provincial Services ( later renamed Provincial ) . |
| 19 | Even Hennessy was taken by surprise at the abrupt departure , and he stood in a moment 's confusion before turning and hurrying out . |
| 20 | Alfonso was taken prisoner , possibly by El Cid himself , and subsequently exiled to Toledo . |
| 21 | In ( 6 ) , however , the infinitive is imputed to the person referred to by he : ( 6 ) Sir Jee was taken aback . |
| 22 | Obviously somebody knew what they were doing and I imagine Toby was taken away for racing or stud , ’ said Mr McKillen . |
| 23 | Friday was taken with a full day at the Severn Valley Railway at Kidderminster . |
| 24 | At the age of 12 , Kitto was taken on by his father to assist him in his trade , and it was shortly afterwards when he was working for his father slating a new roof that he lost his footing in the act of stepping off a ladder and fell thirty-five feet to the ground . |
| 25 | Mr Samson was taken to the Duchess of Kent military hospital in Catterick , where doctors discovered he had internal bleeding . |
| 26 | Ulster champion jockey Paddy Graffin was taken to hospital with an injured hand after Late Stretch had fallen in the Mares Race , but he returned in time to ride Glenmavis in the final race . |
| 27 | ‘ Since Maisie was taken ill I have found it even more difficult to leave her at home sometimes , ’ she says . |
| 28 | Eva was taken aback . |
| 29 | The CPSU central committee 's decision that Gorbachev should visit Lithuania was taken at a plenum on Dec. 25-26 , held to discuss the CPL independence declaration . |
| 30 | One of the generators in reactor number 2 of the Ignalina power station in Lithuania was taken out of circuit because of a mechanical failure which was quickly repaired , according to the authorities . |