Example sentences of "precaution [vb past] be taken " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the spraying should stop , as can happen with blockages or burst pipes , the freezing effect travels inwards and the damage may be greater than if no precautions had been taken . |
| 2 | In hostile territory a siege was not lightly undertaken ; if certain reasonable precautions had been taken , those who sought refuge inside a town or castle could reasonably hope to survive , in particular if their refuge were a town which , with its generally greater size and more generous ameneties which favoured the defender , presented a besieger with a greater challenge than did even the best defended castle . |
| 3 | The district officer wanted to know if suitable precautions had been taken to avoid the elephants . |
| 4 | However , if all members of a group went swimming at the same time and left valuables unattended , that would be an unnecessary risk where no real precautions had been taken and would be a breach of the duty of care . |
| 5 | For example , if an Insured left an item such as an expensive camera on view in his car without giving any thought to its safety or concealment perhaps on the basis that it was insured anyway that would be indicative of an unnecessary risk where no real precautions had been taken . |