Example sentences of "be [art] [adv] taken " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being little more than thin skinned bags of sugary carbohydrate sap from the plants they are sucking , they are an easily taken source of energy for many predators , including other insects and birds — a slaughter that is countered by the extraordinarily rapid rate of reproduction . |
| 2 | I confess that I 'm a little taken aback that a proof is something that you ‘ do ’ : it seems to me you build it , construct it , devise it , or cobble it together . |
| 3 | Even though we may say , ‘ Make yourself at home ’ , we might be a little taken aback if they took us at our word and kicked off their shoes , lounged around on the settee , helped themselves to our coffee , tea , larder and even our wine ! |
| 4 | No no no it 's a well taken goal and and that 's that 's what he was looking for just a little touch on . |
| 5 | I recall I was a little taken aback when Miss Kenton opened the door and entered before I had bidden her to do so . |
| 6 | Tom was a little taken aback at this candid question . |
| 7 | Even John was a little taken aback by that . |