Example sentences of "[det] [be] [prep] [be] taken " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this is to be taken seriously as meaning that through learning language , rather than geography , history or other social sciences , pupils acquire better understanding of foreign cultures , then teachers need knowledge of the relationship between language and cultural learning . |
| 2 | I 'm afraid Ivy did n't say anything interesting about Murdoch and Spark , except to say that the former is to be taken more seriously — than the latter , not than she is . |
| 3 | Embarrassment , it seems clear , is a major concern of the British psyche , and the dreams the British dream , if opinion-polls are to be believed , tend to be about social embarrassment , with amorous fantasy playing only a disappointingly minor role ; and if that is to be taken in evidence , then it may be said to represent a more powerful obsession than sex . |
| 4 | I think that I think we 've agreed that that is to be taken on board by the |
| 5 | That was to be taken with roast lamb , not adulterating his drinks . |
| 6 | Both are to be taken via a nebuhaler ( he has excellent technique ) . |