Example sentences of "[coord] took [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | James Callaghan , when prime minister , would have the subjects he planned to raise on a piece of card , but often did n't bother to raise them , as they gossiped about politics or took a stroll around the gardens on summer evenings . |
| 2 | Or right back to the day she married Steve , or took the boat to England ? |
| 3 | You went to Suffolk by the A12 through Chelmsford or took the country route . |
| 4 | It was , therefore , open to misrepresentation and special pleading , to accepting what it was told by the party that secured or took the initiative . |
| 5 | Goldberg , pushing the typewriter away from him , wiped his face with his handkerchief and took a sip of orange juice . |
| 6 | After a moment he rose slowly , poured himself a whisky , returned to the Chesterfield and took a dismal sip . |
| 7 | She poured more wine and took a sip . |
| 8 | Four years ago , when Ian Botham returned from suspension and took a wicket with his first ball , Gooch trotted up from slip and asked him , ‘ Who writes your scripts ? ’ |
| 9 | On the 12th green second time around he was so far from the hole he decided to use his wedge instead of his putter and took a six-inch divot out of the hallowed ground . |
| 10 | Yesterday he hit an eight-iron into the same stream and took a triple-bogey seven to James 's four . |
| 11 | She shook herself slightly and took a final look down the proud granite staircase towards the traffic . |
| 12 | In theory , she studied domestic science — dressmaking and cooking — and took a pitman 's correspondence and typing course . |
| 13 | Mrs Thatcher , in Commons exchanges with Mr Neil Kinnock , rejected criticism in Hong Kong and Britain and took a swipe at foreign critics by urging them to help accommodate the boat people . |
| 14 | After calling for non-Muslim forces to be withdrawn from the Gulf , they cursed the Saudi Arabian government for inviting them there in the first place , and took a side-swipe at Israel for having occupied the West Bank in 1967 . |
| 15 | Richards won the toss and took a long time to decide to bat ; when he did so Dilley bowled superbly , and five wickets went down for just 54 . |
| 16 | After spending a quarter of an hour in the heat of the sauna , Agnes rose and took a dip in a small pool filled with ice-cold water . |
| 17 | She had what was generally regarded by other top secretaries as the most interesting job in European component operations , and took a great personal interest in her work . |
| 18 | So — ’ He stopped and took a deep breath . |
| 19 | I hauled my luggage to the nearest small hotel and took a cheap room . |
| 20 | It was all in legal gobbledegook and took a bit of working out but Lord Chatwin had added some words of his own at the end : ‘ If my beloved Spiggy is found everything goes to him and his heirs . ’ |
| 21 | Meanwhile Mr Cottle finally gave in and took a piece of bread and butter , his hand trembling so that the vaunted delicacy looked like a ship 's flag in a breeze . |
| 22 | St Denis , the 500–1 outsider ( despite his Classic form ) on account of his role as pacemaker for Bachelor 's Button , went straight about his task and took a good lead as the runners came past the stands , packed with morning-dressed spectators on a stiflingly hot afternoon . |
| 23 | She gulped and took a deep breath before falling against Nathan 's chest . |
| 24 | She banked up the fire and took a look round the room before she closed the door . |
| 25 | I turned my back on him and took a step or two away . |
| 26 | With an inward smile and a mental sigh I retrieved the compass carefully from my pocket and took a bearing on north . |
| 27 | After the next fifty yards I drew it out and took a look at the bad news . |
| 28 | Rozanov let the curtain drop and took a pace or two up and down . |
| 29 | She gave a slight , sad smile , stood up and took a few paces round the bedroom . |
| 30 | I went back to my room and took a long bath . |