Example sentences of "it be taken to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is taken to be the ultimate proof of conjugal loyalty . |
| 2 | If the word exists in the dictionary it is taken to be the answer . |
| 3 | The underlying rule-structure which determines the form that this takes is dependent on how the offence has been perceived , that is , whether it is taken to be demeaning or non-demeaning . |
| 4 | Shapes should agree with choices ( i.e. it should be " choices that shape … " ) but the intervening " that " seems to have interfered , as though it is taken to be a singular subject . |
| 5 | Because it appeared more resolute in its unionism , it was taken to be more trustworthy by those who were prepared to break the law for their unionism . |
| 6 | When , later on , his only son died it was taken to be a sign that he had killed the supposed lover unjustly . |