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The phrase "a sample was taken" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts such as scientific research, medical testing, or quality control when referring to the collection of a sample for analysis.
Example: "After the experiment, a sample was taken to analyze the chemical composition of the solution."
Alternatives: "a sample was collected" or "a sample was obtained."
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A sample was taken to Marston's laboratory in Burton and a sufficiently large batch was made to start the first few brews at Cockermouth.
The redwood genome project began in April 2017, when a sample was taken from an old-growth redwood in Butano State Park, about an hour's drive north in San Mateo County.
After thousands of years, it was on the verge of extinction; it existed in one small girl, and just before that girl's immune system killed its last living member, a sample was taken and stored in a lab.
Then, a sample was taken and centrifuged.
Then, a sample was taken and it was centrifuged.
A sample was taken for standard quality assurance testing at our clinical facility.
Standard deviations are noted in parentheses when more than one analysis of a sample was taken.
The modification was repeated several times, after each modification cycle a sample was taken for investigations.
A sample was taken from each sub-component, fresh weighed, marked, packed in a bag, and taken to the laboratory for oven drying.
A sample was taken from the water phase and the concentration was found using a BCA protein assay (used per manufacturer's instructions).
A sample was taken from each root component, fresh weighed, marked, packed in a bag, and taken to the laboratory for oven drying.
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