Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [noun] take [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 It was Jones who set up Swansea 's first try by firing out a quick , decisive pass which Scott Gibbs took on the burst to drive over .
2 As it happened , in the first book , Mrs Curdle paid her final visit to the place , but her grandson Ben took over the fair and continued in the old lady 's footsteps for several years .
3 Four years after her accident Dawn took up the javelin , shot and discus .
4 ‘ Comes round wavin' his byelaws at us ’ her Cousin Jake took up the story .
5 Musical director of Art Blakey 's Jazz Messengers from 1978 to 1981 , where he joined a select musical fraternity in the band 's history that included Horace Silver , Benny Golson and Wayne Shorter , he was joined in the front line by Wynton Marsalis , whose brother Branford took over the saxophone chair after Watson left to concentrate on ‘ Horizon ’ and other projects .
6 He died in 1876 at the age of 93 , and his son John took up the duties .
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