Example sentences of "[noun prp] took [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Downes took a bunch of car-keys from his pocket , opened the door of a British-Racing-Green MG Metro , got into the driver 's seat , and leaned over left to open the glove compartment . |
| 2 | Dersingham took a dark-coloured paisley handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his lips and then his nose with it . |
| 3 | Gesner was in a foul mood again and Therese took the brunt of it . |
| 4 | Determined not to be viewed as another Wang , Groupe Bull SA took the time to clarify to journalists its position regarding IBM and the RS/6000 last week at its Les Clayes-sous-Bois research and development centre in Paris . |
| 5 | The Habsburgs took the Turkish threat more seriously than Matthias had done . |
| 6 | Madge Grimsilk took a small hand torch from her bag , pressed the button and placed it behind the forest at one side . |
| 7 | Cotton took an appointment as golf director at Royal Waterloo Golf Club , telling his friends that he was testing the theory that absence really did make the heart grow fonder . |
| 8 | With his ball unplayable , Faldo took a penalty drop before lurching to a six , while Norman chipped to three feet for his birdie four to go six under par . |
| 9 | Against all odds , Royal Berkshire took the men 's title and the coveted Trophy back to Bracknell , whilst Long Road , Cambridge took the short road to victory in the women 's event without dropping a set . |
| 10 | Antonio devoured half of his burger in one bite , whilst Susanna took a tiny morsel of lobster . |
| 11 | Small took the wheel of a dilapidated pick-up , while two men knelt behind the cab with shotguns . |
| 12 | Edward took no constructive pains to build support for his rule but was content to make it financially sound , in itself a notable achievement yet one secured at an exorbitant political cost . |
| 13 | Edward took a pen and wrote his name at the bottom of the page . |
| 14 | Edward took a bottle of whisky out of his pocket and , unexpectedly , two glasses . |
| 15 | Edward took the boots and glanced at the man sitting in the chair . |
| 16 | Television presenter Lyn Spencer took the plunge off the edge of a building yesterday as part of International Women 's Week . |
| 17 | Palizs/Szabo of Hungary took the C2 although the French pair of Boivin/Hoyer were closing fast . |
| 18 | Hardy took a keen interest in their production , although , with two exceptions , the plays themselves were not his work . |
| 19 | Hardy took the verdict of referee Larry O'Connell by a comfortable 99 points to 96 , less than a month after successfully defending his Commonwealth crown against Canada 's Barrington Francis . |
| 20 | ’ Ari took a sharp breath , which made Leila jump . |
| 21 | President Mitterrand took the opportunity of his visit to President Gorbachev in Kiev this week to spell out his insistence on the inviolability of Germany 's frontiers with its eastern neighbours and emphasise East German democratisation rather than German reunification . |
| 22 | Lucy took a deep breath . |
| 23 | As I clambered into the boat , moored near her big yacht , Lucy took the bottles of beer and Coca-Cola and put them into an open net bag which she lowered over the side , tying the net with a long rope to a hook on the gunwale . |
| 24 | Lucy took the call . |
| 25 | Hyacinth took a long time to respond . |
| 26 | Summing up , Graham Hunsley , for Mrs Swales , said : ‘ The woman was assaulted but Mrs Swales took no part in it . ’ |
| 27 | Near it , Scott took the British flag from under his clothes , and put it up . |
| 28 | In common with most teenagers , David took a couple of part-time jobs , one riding around on a pushbike with a basket on the front for a butcher , and another working for a record shop owned by Vic Furlong . |
| 29 | St. David took a close look at his leg ‘ Sorry old son , nothing I can do . |
| 30 | David took a step forward , stretching out his hand as though he might touch the old man , but a hard forbidding glare stopped him in his tracks . |