Example sentences of "[adv] be taken [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | One large group of negatives had apparently been taken at a fancy dress party organised by the Duke of Devonshire — over 100 guests had been photographed , most of them with different background settings . |
| 2 | In his speech , on 28 April 1939 , Hitler provided the following catalogue of achievements which , in the view of most ordinary Germans , could only be taken as a breathtaking list of personal successes : |
| 3 | The decisions Gen McCreery was asking for could only be taken at a senior level , and during the day of 14 May they were considered at Caserta by Gen Brian Robertson , the Chief Administrative Officer at AFHQ . |
| 4 | The decision as to how detailed a breakdown of costs is required is crucial and should only be taken at a high level in the management structure . |
| 5 | A decision on the issue will only be taken after a formal consultation process involving all the interested parties . |
| 6 | The English conventions for punctuation for instance , may have some advantages for some purposes , although disambiguating ‘ sentence ’ units should not necessarily be taken as a significant one . |
| 7 | At each successive stage the file created below is taken as a starting point . |
| 8 | They can scarcely be taken as a serious reason for the ‘ backwardness ’ of the Siberian peoples , nor as a justification for their subjugation by the Russians . |
| 9 | Worm holes are another blemish which should be noted by cataloguers , even though their presence will not normally be taken as a good reason for returning a book . |
| 10 | Semi-flexible pipe can easily be taken round a 90 corner in a gentle curve : special brackets are available to help with this . |
| 11 | Action is already being taken in a number of areas . |
| 12 | The table above is taken from a Social Security Select Committee report which produced figures for 1988 that the Government had decided not to produce itself . |
| 13 | Sometimes woven into the pile of the rug , usually in the border ; these can usually be taken as a clear indication of when and by whom the rug was made . |
| 14 | As this institution has now become purely a slanging match ( unfortunately the only time guaranteed to attract a full complement of Members ) , how can it possibly be taken as a serious part of governing the country . |
| 15 | Entries are still being taken for a Red Cross sponsored walk through Hamsterley Forest on April 12 . |
| 16 | Close account has also been taken of a Scottish Office Education Department report , Core skills by design , and of work in the rest of the UK . |
| 17 | It is possible to study for an honours degree in Italian , or for the variety of joint honours degrees set out at the beginning of the Arts section ( with another modern European language , for example , or with a number of other Arts subjects , or with Business Studies ) , and Italian may also be taken as a major or minor part of the MA(General) and the MA ( General Honours ) . |
| 18 | They imposed a two-fold test that the decision must both affect a person 's legal rights and also be taken by a court-like body . |
| 19 | This has now been taken by a full scale ‘ mock-up ’ nose cone of a Trans-Manche Super Train ( TMST ) . |
| 20 | Agriculture 's share in total output and employment can often be taken as a guide to a country 's stage of economic development . |
| 21 | The main road from Oxford to Bicester ( A43 ) runs dead straight for several miles and might well be taken for a fine piece of Roman road . |
| 22 | Dent , with its narrow cobbled main street and its white buildings , could almost be taken for a Westmorland village , whereas West Burton , by-passed by the Bishopdale road and standing with its houses clustered round a broad wedge of a village green with cross , stocks and children 's swings , is very much a village of the eastern Dales . |
| 23 | The woman would then be taken to a certified hospital for medical examination , where she could be detained for up to three months . |
| 24 | But Alan Docherty , a transport officer with Darlington Borough Council , said no final decision has yet been taken regarding a location for new bus stops . |
| 25 | Inaction would likewise be taken as a sign of weakness by the French people themselves . |
| 26 | The problem which is outlined in the officer 's report on people wasting petrol to take small amounts of material to recycling banks would not apply to building materials , as the quantities in question would be lorry loads which would otherwise be taken to a landful site or fly tip . |
| 27 | Michael , who had been looking forward to his 21st birthday next month , has recently been taken off a life support machine . |
| 28 | What would commonly be taken as a characteristic example of the Naturalistic Fallacy is ethical hedonism , the doctrine that we ought to do what gives most pleasure . |
| 29 | Notes should therefore be taken in a consistent format that allows you the greatest flexibility when it comes to using them . |