Example sentences of "[adv] take [prep] [noun sg] by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alexei was always taken by surprise by the Yek talent for blunt speaking , ‘ That being the case , ’ he said , ‘ I am surprised you have given your consent to your daughter 's betrothal to me . ’ |
| 2 | The Israeli government , reportedly taken by surprise by the Syrian move , had failed to provide the USA with a similar positive response as of the end of July . |
| 3 | The response of those engaged in the arduous labours which led to the conclusion of the Convention is no doubt not dissimilar to that of the scholar who writes a book on the doctrine of unconscionability in contract law and is then taken to task by a reviewer for his failure to cover breach and termination — in other words , for not writing a different book . |
| 4 | Like their Western counterparts , the Israeli government was evidently taken by surprise by the invasion of Kuwait and questions were raised later in the month as to why Mossad ( the country 's intelligence service ) had not known of Saddam 's intentions . |
| 5 | If the wife 's contribution was adequately taken into account by the figure offered by the husband , her desire , however strong , to have a greatly increased lump sum to enable her to run a hotel would not be reasonable . |
| 6 | If the giving of grounds is seriously taken on board by the individual as an integral part of this valued form of life , then the individual will be led to pose to himself or herself some of the likely questions from an external observer . |
| 7 | How many of the ramifications of a particular decision ought to be explicitly taken into account by the decision-maker ? |