Example sentences of "[vb past] [been] taken [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where there was evidence to show that such a decision had been taken for reasons of national security , this would be accepted to ‘ preclude judicial investigation of [ the ] particular … grievance ’ . |
| 2 | They said that it was of himself and that the parcel contained a gun which had been taken to pieces so that he could carry it inconspicuously . |
| 3 | The paintings , porcelain and furniture had been taken in burglaries across the region.Officers say it 's one of the biggest hauls ever recovered . |
| 4 | Det Sgt Martyn Lowrie said tools and equipment had been taken from homes in Evenwood , Crook and Ramshaw . |
| 5 | With Methodists , however , the talk of reunion bore fruit not only at home but abroad where English divisions had been taken by emigrants . |
| 6 | Somebody said the girl had been taken by Chiricahuas on a raid and held four or five weeks before a patrol out of Fort Thomas surprised their rancheria and found her . |