Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [adv] been taken " in BNC.
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| 1 | Steps limiting the involvement of councils in economic development have already been taken in England and Wales , but COSLA says the Scottish situation is different . |
| 2 | Studies previous to the Sadler/Spencer survey have concentrated , for the most part , on attitudes to domestic energy conservation , in an attempt to discover why programmes aimed at promoting conservation have not been taken up as widely as expected and hoped . |
| 3 | Meditation , yoga , and psychotherapy have all been taken up by Westerners as ways of helping themselves cope , and give meaning to their lives . |
| 4 | and the various steps necessary for the completion of the Union have already been taken , according to the laws of this Church , and the 31st day of October fixed for the Consummation of the Union . |
| 5 | Offers of screening by x rays or endoscopy have not been taken up and we can only await further events . |
| 6 | In industrialised countries , such rudimentary amenities as piped water and sanitation have long been taken for granted and there has been a virtual elimination of major infectious diseases over the past century . |
| 7 | Sectarianism and intimidation in the workplace have not been taken into account either , when we asked about this at the same meeting we were told you had to prove you were being intimidated . |
| 8 | ( d ) cancel any shares which at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person ; |
| 9 | But those who composed the Brezhnev doctrine have not been taken in by this line of thinking , at least not to date . |