No statement was taken, no medical examination took place.
Much as I admire Jane Austen's work, I propose Mr Moffat's statement be taken entirely literally.
Police pocket books were lost, a witness statement was taken unsigned, a legally binding affidavit was falsified.
Jenny Chubb was not interviewed by a detective; her statement was taken by a local uniformed PC whom she already knew.
In the game of verbal inches that often passes for Washington politics, that statement was taken as a positive sign.
This statement was taken out of context, and caused some confusion and concern within congressional and Defence Department offices, as there is no current activity to review ITAR legislation.
In most cases the first statement was taken before photographs were available for witnesses, and before the officers taking the statements knew what we were trying to prove".
Russian security officers have denied that they pressured Professor Babkin and assert that his statement was taken in the presence of an lawyer and his interrogation was videotaped.
The statement was taken as a blithe reassurance that, in the words of a Slate headline, "Jews Can Go to Heaven," but in fact it represented a historic shift, with implications as much for politics as for religion.
k ("I understand Arabic," says Anas Altikriti, a leading figure in the anti-war movement. "His statement was taken completely out of context. When he said 'you', he meant the people. Even the interpreter got it right").
The statement was taken as part of an investigation into alleged aiding and abetting of prostitution, in which three Berlusconi associates, including the woman who collected Ruby, are suspects.
