Example sentences of "[noun] and take [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Duncan opened the folder and took out the slim report . |
| 2 | Robyn opens a drawer in her desk and takes out the appropriate chit . |
| 3 | He realised first that a muon in the vicinity of a hydrogen atom would orbit 207 times nearer to the central nucleus than would the electron , and so the muon would get inside the electron 's orbit and take over the electrical attraction of the proton ; it is an atomic ‘ excuse me ’ dance routine . |
| 4 | And in the process of course destroying the old Europe , allowing the very thing that , arguably , they were trying to stop from happening , to happen , that is to say , allowing the Russians to advance towards the Elbe , and allowing the Anglo-Saxons as they see it to erm come from the west and taken over the western half of Europe . |
| 5 | Immediately the smug features reassembled themselves in his imagination and took on the friendly demeanour of an irrelevant sibling . |
| 6 | Auxiliary shipping was not unlikely , to carry reinforcements and food and extra weapons and take off the wounded . |
| 7 | With a sigh , and a glance of regret at the clear , bright day outside , he settled down in his chair and took up the first of the tomes . |
| 8 | His wife seemed to recognise some signal and took up the conversational baton for the next lap . |
| 9 | ‘ We listened to Joe Lewis , In The Mood , that sort of thing and took up the whole floor for dancing — they hardly move around now . |
| 10 | Carefully planning the cheapest air fares , allocating her meagre budget as sparingly as possible on food and accommodation , she travelled the world and took on the best . |
| 11 | What is needed from you Congress is to fight these distortions and to take back the front page headlines and make sure that the headlines are accurate , fair and truthful . |