Example sentences of "[noun] took [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some older journalists took early retirement . |
| 2 | The partnership took some time to sell . |
| 3 | The Library Association took legal advice on whether they could take action , but were apparently advised that they did not have the ‘ locus ’ to intervene in this way . |
| 4 | Almost equal , but not quite , because Luke still seemed to retain a vestige of control while she trembled wildly as his hands slid adroitly up over her ribcage to cup her breasts from beneath , lifting them to the swooping descent of his dark head ; and she heard him mutter intensely again just before his mouth took voluptuous possession of the heated hardness of one exquisitely sensitive nipple . |
| 5 | Most compiled , and the young actress took several photos — perhaps for her memoirs later |
| 6 | Labour took 11 seats from the Tories in the 1990 local elections . |
| 7 | In nineteen eighty nine , at the last European elections , Labour took forty five seats to the Conservatives thirty two and we are looking forward to the elections in June when the party opposite , ridden by divisions and disagreements , will suffer further loses and Labour , we hope , will make further gains . |
| 8 | Labour took third place just 2,000 votes behind the winner and John Scott , a Stockton councillor , is the Labour man again . |
| 9 | When the crisis did occur , however , the first reaction of the Conservative leadership was to ensure that Labour took full responsibility . |
| 10 | The hon. Member for Amber Valley ( Mr. Oppenheim ) mentioned Derbyshire county council ; I remind the hon. Gentleman that Labour took Amber Valley in the local elections in May . |
| 11 | Rizla took holy orders . |
| 12 | Edward took two glasses , handing one to Hannele . |
| 13 | Slovenia and Hungary took similar action . |
| 14 | Where the three DUP candidates in his area of Belfast could win only 1.25 quotas , Seawright took 1.7 quotas in first preference votes . |
| 15 | ‘ Jimbo took enormous pride in his tennis game , ’ Pancho says . |
| 16 | The man on the other side took instant advantage . |
| 17 | This preemptive action took four forms . |
| 18 | The Corrective Action took two forms — formal monitoring of the beard blower 's operation and increased awareness of the complaint through publicity . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , these historical manifestations of class action took many different forms , their effects were diverse , and they were related in various ways to other social movements and groups . |
| 20 | Media Action took 300 calls during the week and issued 200 fact packs . |
| 21 | Bohr therefore supposed that the electron had to occupy a circular orbit whose angular momentum took one of the discrete values |
| 22 | ‘ Did you expect this to happen ? ’ she said , as Lucy took small hard bites . |
| 23 | The city 's funeral barons had turned out in an unprecedented expression of their admiration and their sympathy , and Creed took full advantage of the fact . |
| 24 | Hudd was Frocester 's best bowler with three for thirty six … from their forty overs Kington made 191 for 6 … it was anybody 's game … you 'd have possibly put money on the Gloucestershire side as they raced to a 143 for three … but leg spinner Clive Scott took three wickets for just ten runs and Frocester were all out for 189 on the very last ball … victory to Kington by two runs … |
| 25 | Hudd was Frocester 's best bowler with three for thirty six … from their forty overs Kington made 191 for 6 … it was anybody 's game … you 'd have possibly put money on the Gloucestershire side as they raced to a 143 for three … but leg spinner Clive Scott took three wickets for just ten runs and Frocester were all out for 189 on the very last ball … victory to Kington by two runs … |
| 26 | David took two quarter bottles of champagne out of the mini-bar , and collected two tooth mugs . |
| 27 | From that moment David took absolute control and while Rachel crawled back into the space and fitted the collar , immobilising Len as much as possible , he administered a pethidine injection , all the time talking and trying to reassure the patient . |
| 28 | Clare had accidentally metamorphosed into a baker ten months before , when David took some of her homebaked bread to friends who lived nearby : they asked if they could buy bread regularly from her . |
| 29 | Anil Kumble took four of the seven wickets to fall today and England could only quibble with one of them — when Graeme Hick looked to have been wrongly given out for 47 , caught off bat-and-pad at short leg . |
| 30 | In the weeks beforehand , Gorbachev took tough action to cow the Lithuanians and force them to rescind their declaration of independence . |