Examples of 'were taken back' in a sentence

Meaning of "were taken back"

were taken back: To be surprised, shocked, or caught off guard by something unexpected

How to use "were taken back" in a sentence

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were taken back
The boxes were taken back to the basement.
Taxes rates were made fixed and many taxes were taken back by the government.
They were taken back to our offices.
Much more liberties were taken back then.
So they were taken back to the labor camp.
Many of the proposal from the original version were taken back again.
We again were taken back to our house.
It is noted that some of these stones were taken back to Spain.
They were taken back to the ghetto to continue working.
Two of those turnovers were taken back for touchdowns.
They were taken back to their guardians.
Their medals were taken back.
They were taken back five miles and held by guards.
The driver was back and we were taken back to the clinic.
We were taken back to the hotel in the back of an open pickup.

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Eighteen spades were taken back to the base.
They were taken back to Falmouth in England where they were arrested and tried.
About two weeks later we were taken back to where we had started.
We were taken back to the cell in Entebbe.
And then the statues were taken back to the temple.
Then we were taken back into town where our driver was waiting for us.
The five Chinagos were taken back to jail.
We were taken back to Lyon.
The young children who were spared were taken back to Dili in trucks.
You were taken back.
We may not award the same blocks to NTPC that were taken back last year.
Then they were taken back into custody.
Parts of Iraq taken away by the Muslims were taken back.
The two practitioners were taken back to the detention center.
Quite a few friends were killed… and the rest were taken back.
And then we were taken back to their place to settle in.
Human rights were abused ; many rights were taken back by the state.
They later were taken back by the army and deserted once again.
Presented to the public prosecutor, we were taken back to the military.
Many owners were taken back when the box arrived on their doorstep.
Ordeal, the woman and her son were taken back to their car.
Precipitates were taken back up in the organic layer by diluting with excess ethyl acetate.
I can remember the time when we were taken back to Heathrow via Dublin.
Fuegians were taken back with them when the Beagle returned.
Regular tributes were extracted and captives were taken back to Tenochtitlan for ritual sacrifice.
They were taken back into the city to the Great Pyramid.
All but the poorest people were taken back to Babylon as captives.
Samples were taken back to Spain and to the United States for analysis.
Many of the Old Believer men were taken back to Russia and imprisoned.
You were taken back to grandmother, and she has cared for you.
Seventeen thousand of us were taken back to India and put in jail.
You were taken back to the doctor, But when the spell lasted longer than a day.
The remaining samples were taken back to the lab without ever.
In the NPT framework too, very major steps were taken back then.
Those that survived were taken back to the creek and let loose.

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