Example sentences of "[coord] took out " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sat with my head in my hands for a while , then I went over to my desk and took out a small framed photograph of Anne and myself which I always hid before she arrived . |
| 2 | The old Frenchman motioned for them to sit down and continue with their meal as he opened a cupboard and took out a bottle and two glasses . |
| 3 | Moran walked across to the curtained press where he kept medicines and took out a glass and a full bottle of Redbreast . |
| 4 | They put away their exercises and took out their beads . |
| 5 | He retreated to Highgrove and took out some of his frustration on the soil and the polo field . |
| 6 | Mrs Wright sat down on one of the chairs and took out her cigarettes . |
| 7 | His Mum went to the drawer in his Dad 's bureau and took out some papers , leafing through them . |
| 8 | Taking his jacket from the floor she opened his wallet and took out two twenties and a ten before returning the wallet to the inside pocket . |
| 9 | He pointed to the horse and cart behind the ticket hut and took out a large gold watch from one of his pockets . |
| 10 | He leapt and took out the window to the President 's bedroom with his left shoulder . |
| 11 | Mrs Lennox crossed to a cupboard and took out another cup and saucer for Laura . |
| 12 | Maggie opened up the cupboard and took out h ; r piece and the thermos flask she now brought to work with her . |
| 13 | Catherine opened her purse and took out a coin . |
| 14 | They sat down at the table , and took out of their pockets packets of cigarettes , lighters and calculators , placing these objects carefully in front of them as if they were necessary equipment for some game they were about to play . |
| 15 | I put my bags between my feet to feel them with my legs , and took out my flight ticket . |
| 16 | She opened the desk and took out a powder compact and lightly touched her reddened lids . |
| 17 | He opened the desk drawer and took out a page at random . |
| 18 | In fact ( Henry went back to the fridge and took out two bottles of wine ) , if she kept on with this present therapist there was absolutely no hope for her at all . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , then — ’ Alice walked across the kitchen to the open fireplace and , bending towards the oven at the side of it , she opened the door and took out a casserole dish and placed it on the table before she went on , ‘ If that 's how you 're feeling I think it 's about time you got yourself married . ’ |
| 20 | Although Holroyd Smith carried out other tramway work in Britain and Europe and took out patents world-wide , he had no comparable achievement with Blackpool . |
| 21 | He dried himself , opened the door of the large mahogany wardrobe and took out his clothes . |
| 22 | Father Poole reached into the pocket of his jacket and took out his snuff-box . |
| 23 | They waited for him to elaborate as he unbuttoned the side pocket of his tunic and took out his cigarettes . |
| 24 | He opened the safe door and took out the fish as though it were stuffed with rubies . |
| 25 | I straightened up , opened a cupboard at random and took out two tumblers . |
| 26 | Feeling like a character in a split-screen movie , I opened another cupboard and took out two brandy glasses . |
| 27 | I went round another corner and took out the map to find out where I was , but it did n't help . |
| 28 | Got dressed ( glanced out of the window — hot again ) , made up ( Gothic again ) , sat on the edge of the bed and took out my envelope of dreams and scribbled down last night 's dream . |
| 29 | She crossed to one of the racks which lined the watered silk walls , her feet sinking into the deep cream carpet , and took out a black gown , holding it against her . |
| 30 | She levered herself away from the door , crossed to the heavy old sideboard and took out the bottle of whisky and a glass . |