Example sentences of "[prep] being take [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paula , from Bradford , died in hospital from a brain tumour after being taken ill the day after her 10th birthday . |
| 2 | ‘ That feeling of being taken away , ’ says Enya , ‘ it never leaves you . |
| 3 | Yet the medical authorities would not dearly state this , nor did the police believe that they had a case capable of being taken further , not least because the abused woman could not tell us how it had happened . |
| 4 | Lack of attention aside , his name still cropped up in many conversations but he was never in any real danger of being taken seriously within the circle of Manchester 's low art dwellers . |
| 5 | ‘ I have no intention of being taken anywhere by you ! ’ she told him fiercely , before turning to grab hold of the door-handle beside her . |
| 6 | Despite being taken aback by the cost of kitting ourselves out , we went along to the local diving club , full of enthusiasm . |
| 7 | Being surprised by opinion polls is like being taken aback by blue skies . |
| 8 | The CNAA was acting as a deterrent by preventing difficult decisions from being taken internally . |
| 9 | The very payment of the sum at the instant of arrest would not , on many occasions , prevent him from being taken away . |
| 10 | The latter told of a hack TV gag writer ( Jason Robards Jr ) trying to prevent his precocious twelve-year-old nephew from being taken away from him by a Child Welfare Officer ( William Daniels ) . |
| 11 | Furthermore , although it may sincerely believe it is a new party , the very fact that it has often changed its mind should debar it from being taken seriously . |
| 12 | They say that aside from getting a few noses out of joint at Microsoft Corp , enough people felt BillyGram was a silly name and would prevent it from being taken seriously . |
| 13 | for candle-making , using the steps coated in tallow ; down used to supply wicks Fragrance and aroma none Note that the hairs are extremely irritating to the mouth , and any remedies involving mullein should be strained through fine muslin before being taken internally . |
| 14 | Troops entered the hotel and arrested an estimated 1,500 demonstrators , many of whom were beaten before being taken away . |
| 15 | The grass in the middle had been ploughed up into a dustbowl , and here and there pools of dark blood showed where bodies thrown out had lain before being taken away to hospital . |
| 16 | Had I been told at his birth that he was not ‘ normal ’ I would probably have hoped he would have died before being taken home from hospital . |
| 17 | Despite her complaint , Bonnie managed to down three pints of strong ale before being taken home in the light cart , driven by the young stable-lad . |
| 18 | Probably it would be far more sensible to insist on being taken home , instead of torturing herself with his company with his nearness like this , but she could n't summon the will to argue it out , as she knew he would . |
| 19 | Most of the components that make up your computer are delicate and do n't take too kindly to being taken apart . |
| 20 | Under present law an article can be stolen without being taken away . |
| 21 | Shelley heard his footstep in the grass as he turned to face her , and slowly took off his glasses and pushed them into his back pocket ; but she was n't prepared for being taken bodily into his arms and soundly kissed . |
| 22 | I can not think of any flower that does not press better for being taken apart , although of course you will have to spend time putting it back together again when you want to use it . |
| 23 | These spacious moments are in any case thrown away by being taken rather fast . |