Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] took the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I only took the big parts and none of this TV crap I 'd just go away to film , and then when I was around I 'd really be around . |
| 2 | The biggest disappointments were Akira Kurosawa 's ‘ Madadayo ’ , a boring film about a teacher and his irritating pupils , and ‘ Far Away , So Close ’ , a long and pretentious film directed by Wim Wenders which undeservedly took the Grand Jury Prize . |
| 3 | It completed a marvellous weekend for Gillingham , who yesterday took the 100 metres in 1 min 2.16 secs0.18 inside the previous world best this year . |
| 4 | It completed a marvellous weekend for Gillingham , who yesterday took the 100 metres in 1 min 2.16 secs0.18 inside the previous world best this year . |
| 5 | The best crossbreed was Max , belonging to Beryl Greenslade of Hindhead , who also took the best mover award . |
| 6 | Having begun as a left-arm spinner he turned himself into a fast-medium bowler who frequently took the new ball and who at times could be decidedly nippy . |
| 7 | With their pack showing a voracious appetite for running into and beyond the heart of the visitors ' defence , Moseley were able to set up positions from which Hardcastle , who invariably took the correct options throughout , and Harknett were both able to score . |
| 8 | Yer never took the last lot back . |
| 9 | After her death they certainly took the full brunt , Silvio in particular . |
| 10 | I reckon he just took the easy way out . ’ |
| 11 | Rob Andrew had a quiet game , which is meant as a compliment because whatever he did was done efficiently and without fuss , whilst he always took the right option . |
| 12 | He was hardly ever gloomy , but when he was , it always took the same form . |
| 13 | ‘ He usually took the first surgery , so that Niall could be left free to attend crew briefings . ’ |
| 14 | He also took the unusual step of appealing to all electors whatever their political persuasion to turn out and vote , a move that reflected unease among the party leadership that , with the polls showing a narrow Labour lead , its supporters might take victory for granted . |
| 15 | With the help of Fred ( later Sir Frederick ) White , Bowen managed to keep the project out of the clutches of the Australian National University ( at one stage he nearly took the whole setup to the United States ) , and he used friends in high places to raise large sums of money from the Carnegie and Rockefeller Foundations . |
| 16 | It then took the Danish government to the European Court with a demand that construction work be stopped and tenders reopened . |