Example sentences of "took out the " in BNC.
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| 31 | The first ‘ relief half-tone ’ appeared in 1854 with a print by Paul Pretsch ( who took out the patent in London ) and de la Rue of ‘ The Scene in Gaeta after the Explosion . |
| 32 | Manville unlocked his security drawer , took out the master file for Operation Cuckoo and stamped CONDITION RED on its cover . |
| 33 | He took out the slim dossier on Mikhail Vologsky which he had been able to put together over the past few weeks . |
| 34 | She took out the electric beater and arranged it to beat cream , while Mrs Palichuk watched , fascinated . |
| 35 | She went to the telephone table , took out the directory and looked up the name MacLean . |
| 36 | He took out the fragment of the news-sheet and waved it at Thai . |
| 37 | Duroc took out the file on Jessamyn Bonney , and slipped off the electronic seal . |
| 38 | He opened his desk drawer , took out the journal and handed it to Dalgliesh . |
| 39 | When she took out the leather writing case , the child turned and cried , ‘ That 's Mama 's ! |
| 40 | He stepped aside with a flourish and , after a moment 's hesitation , Hari removed the cloth from her basket and took out the satin slippers . |
| 41 | In her room , she sat on the bed and opening her travelling bag carefully took out the satin-lined box . |
| 42 | He replaced the plastic sandwich box in his briefcase , and took out the envelope . |
| 43 | It was a huge risk , each time he unscrewed the base of the walking stick , took out the rifle microphone , plugged it to the small receiver that by day nestled in the back of his music centre , put on the headphones which on most days he used to listen to classical music . |
| 44 | Our research also told us that the Student 's Book had to be in colour , so we took out the pictures and began again — using two pictures instead of one wherever possible — so that we stay up to date with the latest modifications to the Interview , Paper 5 . |
| 45 | Duncan opened the folder and took out the slim report . |
| 46 | With a tea cloth around her hand she opened up the oven and took out the mince pies and sausage rolls , placing them on the top of the stove to cool as she put the turkey in to cook . |
| 47 | Burstead 's openers put on 50 and Johnson tried to up the tempo in mid-innings , but Lightfoot , with 4 for 30 , took out the tail . |
| 48 | The young lad took out the large chopper his father used to cleave wood for the fire and chased the bully out of the house and down the street . |
| 49 | I took out the 8000 and put them down on the table . |
| 50 | A warmth , coupled with excitement , had filled him as she opened her violin case , took out the instrument and began to play . |
| 51 | He opened the camera , took out the film and handed it with another smile to the man with the spoonbill nose . |
| 52 | But in almost all instances lie recovered himself in the process of revision , took out the passages which were rhythmically inert or altered words and images which did not sustain the underlying cadence and structure . |
| 53 | She took out the red spray and in letters a foot high , began " Greenham Common Women … " |
| 54 | When Alice took out the apricot chiffon with the silver beads , she even sighed and her tongue , which was large and pale , slid over her lips . |
| 55 | She put her hand in her bosom and took out the silver medal . |
| 56 | The next morning , alone in the small sitting-room , Molly took out the Piero della Francesca book , as a scholar might take a work from the shelves to check a reference . |
| 57 | He also took out the bit where Brad declared his love for Chelsi , and put in a bit where Brad declared his love for Tara . |
| 58 | And then he opened the back of my camera and took out the film . |
| 59 | She unwrapped the parcel , and took out the mirror it contained . |
| 60 | She opened the back of his watch case and took out the curl of golden hair . |