1, Dad's good humour had taken a beating.

2, We took a beating in our last match.

3, Share prices on the London Stock Exchange took a beating last week.

4, Looks like egg-laying has taken a beating.

5, But since then, software stocks have taken a beating.

6, They took a beating on the Mudchute.

7, A principle as old as ancient tribes and almost as remotely understood, diplomatic immunity is taking a beating this week.

8, Liverpool was taking a beating, and rumours were free for the asking on every street corner and in every food queue.

9, He took a beating today but he played his butt off.

10, History is taking a beating and sacrosanct tour records are being kept in pencil.

11, Technology stocks of all sizes continued to take a beating.

12, We'll be trying not to take a beating, though.

13, I hope he doesn't take a beating.

14, And your self-esteem will take a beating.

15, Meanwhile, after the primaries, McCain began to take a beating.

16, They can take a beating and repair your defending vehicles.

17, Is also feeling to take a beating when is that urticant one kind is enjoyed?

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19, Sino-Forest saw its stock take a beating in early June, when allegations of questionable accounting by U.S.-based short seller Muddy Waters LLC surfaced.

20, You play 82 games and you take a beating just to get to these moments.

21, You learn how to take a beating, then get up and do what you need to do.

22, Let's see...Linus and Cali take a beating from the community...

23, Sectors such as tourism, hospitality and transport were obvious candidates to take a beating when trade resumed, market watchers said.

24, How can one not be amazed by Wade's ability to take a beating and yet still manage to carry a team on his back?

25, Whether it succeeds or fails, US financial markets would take a beating and the real economy, jobs included, would suffer damage.

26, While the AUD is clearly one of the worst performing currencies on the day, virtually all the majors are losing ground to the dollar this morning as risk appetite continues to take a beating.

27, At first I thought one of them was being set upon by three others. I was not going to stand by and watch somebody take a beating or worse so I tried to intervene.