Six line-of-battle ships and eight praams had been taken.
By the same flag of truce he sent back all the Spanish prisoners at Porto Ferrajo; in exchange for whom he received his own men who had been taken in the prize.
Had he been taken, such was the temper of the people that it was certain he would have been cast for the whole sum.
Her feet and hands might have been taken as models by a sculptor.
They've been taken, anyway; and from what I hear I shouldn't be at all surprised if she had arranged the whole matter herself.
He never for a moment doubted that the diamonds had been taken at Carlisle, and explained the second robbery by the supposition that Patience Crabstick had been emboldened by success.
The fire spread to the men's quarters on the right hand and on the left, and endangered the powder which had been taken out of the magazines.
They approved the measures which had been taken, and readily united in them.
The house, not long after receiving this message, far from making any advances towards a compliance with his request, came to two resolutions strongly expressive of its determination not to recede from the ground which had been taken.
When the first glimmer of dawn came he met a man of his company bringing down two prisoners, and heard that the objective had been taken.
It seems that they must all have been taken or killed, for later it was established that all the blockhouses and the chateau had been cleared, and our men were fighting beyond Polderhoek Wood.
But the king's people missed the butter and cheese and the other things that had been taken out of the store-house, and they told the king how it had happened.
And Pushkara would not give the bull to his elder brother, though he wanted it and asked for it, because his respect for him had been taken away by Dvapara.
Since the preceding chapters were written a great and most momentous step has been taken by the Indian Government.
For the beginning stands there as a reminder that the work has to be done, and the proverbial first step has been taken.
The bulk of the land suitable for coffee hasbeen taken up, though large extents that might be utilized are included in the State forests, and thus are not available to the public.
So we make no apology for the time that has been taken in getting together a case which covers a continent, a decade of time, and the affairs of most of the nations of the earth.
In his previous announcement of Luther’s death to the students he had exclaimed: “The chariot of Israel and the driver thereof have been taken from us, the man who ruled the Church in these days of the world’s senile decay.
Before Luther’s day the term Catechism had not been taken to mean the book itself, but the subject-matter which was taught by word of mouth and was confined to the points indicated above.
Taking it for granted that this step had been taken to prepare for his reception he proceeded thither without entering the house, and was surprised to find that Arnold was not arrived.
The house of Mr. Robert Morris had, previous to my arrival, been taken by the corporation for my residence.
In the civil war existing between Spain and the Spanish Provinces in this hemisphere the greatest care has been taken to enforce the laws intended to preserve an impartial neutrality.
I am not advised that similar action has been taken by any other of the signatory governments.
A few thousand dollars in suitable presents, as a compensation for the country which had been taken possession of by our citizens, would have satisfied the Indians and have prevented the war.
No ground, however, inconsistent with this expectation has yet been taken, and I do not allow myself to doubt that justice will soon be done us.
General Pienaar and the greater part of his force, amounting to over two thousand men, had crossed the frontier and had been taken down to Delagoa Bay, where they met the respect and attention which brave men in misfortune deserve.
He said he was 'afeared I'd been taken in, you were such a sickly lookin' critter.
I've been taken in, as old Jonathan feared," he muttered, following out his fancy with a sort of grim humor.
As far as he could discover, Holcroft was satisfied that nothing had been taken.
The Highlanders behaved with perfect order and discipline, and although the town had, as it were, been taken by storm, no single article of property was touched.
I was only afraid you would have been taken up to London before we could get all our plans arranged, for I knew they had sent up for instructions.
The splints had proved efficacious, and although they had not yet been taken off, Malcolm was confident that the injury would be completely repaired.
Therefore, after much vacillating between opinions, the head clerk came to the conclusion that the deeds had been taken.
Maria had grieved bitterly when her other children died: she was now feeling that it might have been a mercy had this dear one also been taken.
I would say that my last run with the hounds has been taken.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "been taken" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
