Example sentences of "[verb] been taken in [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In other words he has been taken in by all this ‘ financial advice ’ and guidance . |
| 2 | It is blatantly obvious here that Mitch has been taken in by Blanche 's deception . |
| 3 | William who was a widower told his son he could believe he 'd been taken in by the conmen . |
| 4 | ‘ How could I have been taken in by his charm ? ’ |
| 5 | How could she ever have been taken in by Nigel Westwood ? |
| 6 | The first supplies of aid to have been taken in to Bosnia by British army trucks have arrived safely at their destination . |
| 7 | One level is believed to have been taken in along Belman 's Hole Vein just below its outcrop . |
| 8 | Fortunately he had been taken in by his mother 's father up to the age of six , living in a cottage by Denbigh castle ; but after this grandfather died he spent nine years as a child in St Asaph workhouse . |
| 9 | What Alice could not forgive herself was that she had been taken in by it all well , she had had the sense to get out in time , and meet people who could lead her on the right path … |
| 10 | Apparently , she had been taken in by the Madam who ran the house , a woman called Bella Cohen , who adopted her almost as her daughter , by personally , I always found it hard to believe myself . " |
| 11 | The party view , express d well by the Conservative Agents " journal , was that the Unionists in the Speaker 's Conference had been taken in by the Liberal members , that they had not sought or received any professional advice , and that they had blundered accordingly . |
| 12 | She had been taken in by the man , accepting him as charming company when they first met , playing along with his flattering nonsense . |