Example sentences of "be taken " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may be taken as an example of a first type of critic , the advocate . |
| 2 | Care has to be taken by a critic in any of these cases to describe works as definitely as possible . |
| 3 | Hitherto a shameful brothel man , Salim is uplifted by their meetings in his flat : ‘ My wish for an adventure with Yvette was a wish to be taken up to the skies . ’ |
| 4 | Fairly early in Take a girl like you , Patrick delivers himself of an unqualified condemnation of women , which is followed by a sentence from the narrator concerning and presumably condemning Patrick 's attitude to Jenny at that stage , as a girl to be taken and left : ‘ He wanted more than his share of her before anybody else had any . ’ |
| 5 | In fact , those who most seem to be themselves appear to me people impersonating what they think they might like to be , believe they ought to be , or wish to be taken to be by whoever is setting standards . |
| 6 | But it should also be said that some elements of this description of mine could be taken to characterise the activity , sometimes ominous enough in its human implications , of all imaginative writers , however remote they may be from the dualistic confederacy . |
| 7 | The piece needs to be taken at a good pace and in high spirits . |
| 8 | Secondly , there is the problem of the Northern catholic community , which tends to be taken as a monolithic nationalist community . |
| 9 | An example of this can be taken from the recent contraception controversy in the Republic , which began in the 1960s . |
| 10 | The way these various aspects of current Roman catholic social teaching were presented in the Irish constitution can hardly be taken as fulfilment of the need to reflect the opinions of the majority of the republic 's population . |
| 11 | However , it is the further legitimation given to a particular socio-ethical form of political religion in the constitution and to the implied authority of religious intellectuals in deciding in concreto what must be taken by the state as in the interests of the common good which gives to conflict in Ireland between the two alliances its political religious dimension in the sphere of law . |
| 12 | This can be taken either as a criticism of the actual teaching of the subject or as a remark on the ineffectiveness of schooling on such attitudes in the Northern Ireland context . |
| 13 | And by this stage in this commentary , he wrote , there is no need to qualify the words success , triumph , and the rest , qualifications can be taken as read . |
| 14 | Do not be taken in by current usage . |
| 15 | There is a point in everyone 's life , he wrote , when all caution must , as they say , be thrown to the winds , all doubts stilled , when the most extreme risks have to be taken . |
| 16 | As data security is such a fundamental issue for all computer users , programs which enable back-ups to be taken are supplied with each PC . |
| 17 | In consequence , according to the rule book , I now had to be taken seriously . |
| 18 | In late November , bring the pots into a greenhouse or cool place to acclimatise , ready to be taken indoors . |
| 19 | Given its spreading tendencies , telekia is not a plant for small gardens unless steps can be taken to contain its roots . |
| 20 | In warm weather , dehydration is a serious problem , and sufficient liquid must be taken during the flight even if this has its disadvantages afterwards ! |
| 21 | If the glider is down wind of the site , the decision to return must be taken before the glider gets to less than an angle of about 20° to the field in light winds , and 30–40° in windy weather . |
| 22 | Special care must always be taken during the climb away if single-strand wire is being used , because there is no sudden jerk or noise if a kink breaks early on the launch . |
| 23 | Care must be taken not to keep the stick forward for too long , as too much forward movement during the take-off run will prevent the glider from leaving the ground until a much higher speed is reached . |
| 24 | If a cable break occurs just after the glider has left the ground , care must be taken not to overdo the lowering of the nose and fly into the ground . |
| 25 | ( The full opposite rudder must never be taken off if the aircraft is reluctant to recover , because any additional yaw would further flatten the spin . ) |
| 26 | In the meantime it is essential not to risk a further pregnancy and other contraceptive measures must be taken see above . |
| 27 | Must be taken at the same time daily or no more than three hours late . |
| 28 | Teaching children should always be taken at the child 's pace , answering questions as truthfully and accurately as possible , rather than trying to tell the whole story . |
| 29 | You just ask the doctor of your choice whether you can be taken onto their list . |
| 30 | You also need to be aware of certain precautions that should be taken in the handling , preparing and storing of food . |