Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] take [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , as far back as 1923 a sub-committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence had looked into the distribution of doctors , dentists and hospital services in a future war ( in effect , tasks that were taken up by the Emergency Medical Service in 1938 ) , and air raid precautions had been discussed within Whitehall since 1924 by the Air Raid Precautions Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence ( which relinquished responsibility for this to the Home Office in 1935 ) |
| 2 | He knew that Wells had gone to the police and , in a public-spirited way , had volunteered a written statement that was taken down by the acting Sergeant , yet a statement which the police had not presented . |
| 3 | Amaranth and Mrs de Crespigny summoned a taxi and were taken back to the Grand . |
| 4 | Here we went to the British Airways Executive Aircraft desk and were taken out to the Moët et Chandon Executive Jet , which was waiting to fly us to Edinburgh . |
| 5 | The rushing sound of the water finally subsided and was taken over by the hiss of the cistern refilling . |
| 6 | The easternmost area of the site covers 144 acres , includes one of the water basins and the locks , and was taken over by the Medway Ports Authority ( ‘ the ports authority ’ ) . |
| 7 | It had a capacity of 20,000 tons in timber silos and was taken over by the Commissioners in 1906 . |
| 8 | James offered his services to the Chester Beatty in 1969 and was taken on in the Islamic section . |
| 9 | Hopeful Bid looked as if he would win easily but was taken on by the Clive Brittain-trained Braveboy inside the final furlong . |