Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] be taken [adv] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Fraternity was disbanded , but many of its ideas and methods have been taken up by the new women 's organizations formed in the 1970s . |
| 2 | Since the 1950s , many of these functions have been taken over by the record producer . |
| 3 | He 's a gifted songwriter whose tunes have been taken up by some of the country 's top folk singers . |
| 4 | ‘ The boat nousts have been taken back by the sea about six or eight feet , ’ she said , and stones had been piled on top of them . |
| 5 | Even the manuals have been taken away by those who have found jobs in Iran and elsewhere . |
| 6 | Far from focusing more tightly on issues , many of the Ham & High 's key stories have been taken up by the nationals . |
| 7 | A few have become derelict as smaller farms have been taken over by the larger conglomerates but many have been restored for non-farming families : that is , those which have not got past the point of no return after being left open to the four winds for too many years ; fit only for pigeon habitation . |
| 8 | Children have been taken on by the Institute and given trial periods . |
| 9 | Eighteen trainees have been taken on by BP Norway to gain practical experience on the Ula and Gyda fields . |
| 10 | A compromise solution may be for the vendor to hive the Target business and assets down to a newly formed target company in its group and for Newco then to acquire Target , in the knowledge that only specified liabilities have been taken over by the new Target . |
| 11 | Most shops and herds have been taken over by families or collectives . |
| 12 | They will tell you of problems in the area , forthcoming planning proposals , tree preservation orders , which of the drains have been taken over by the Council , road and transport problems , pollution , public rights of way , and so on . |
| 13 | These proposals have been taken up by the public transport pressure group Transport 2000 in a campaign , launched in 1988 , called ‘ Feet First ’ . |
| 14 | Three armagnac houses have been taken over by cognac firms , and double distillation ( méthode Charentaise ) has begun to infiltrate the region . |
| 15 | As some of these private functions of unions have been taken over by welfare state agencies , unions have taken on other roles — especially representing their members in legal or industrial tribunals in claims over redundancy , discrimination , and negligence . |
| 16 | On the school 's noticeboard , religious notices have been taken over by election literature and copies of the government 's exhortations to take part in today 's vote for parliament as a ‘ religious and political duty ’ . |