Example sentences of "he took [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His office was just across the square and the sight of him took some of the fright away . |
| 2 | Then he took indecent photographs of some of them . |
| 3 | He took deep breaths , trying to calm his mind and soul so he could concentrate on the recent events in the Tower . |
| 4 | For the ‘ Panoramas ’ ( 1983–86 ) , he took multiple shots of a single motif , cut the prints into strips , then combined them to create intriguingly distorted images . |
| 5 | He took 17 hours to hatch at an ostrich farm at Weeton , Lancs — egged on by ranger Philip Bowness , who used an African trick of whistling to encourage him . |
| 6 | He took twelve pound fifty . |
| 7 | In just over an hour he took five wickets , Ambrose chipped in with the other two , and England were all out for 93 . |
| 8 | A dreadful second shot from the perfect position in the middle of the 10th fairway had to be retrieved with a deft bunker shot ; he was deep in the trees at the 11th , where he took five , and bunkered at the 12th , though again at no cost to him . |
| 9 | Against Auckland at Eden Park he took five wickets in each innings and scored 110 in his first appearance at the crease . |
| 10 | In the return match at the Basin Reserve he took five wickets in the first innings and scored a handy 42 . |
| 11 | Dr John Hill of Chemistry , another frequent winner , took a first prize for his portrait of ‘ Karen ’ , a lady framed by a parasol , indeed he took five prizes altogether . |
| 12 | He took five minutes to type out the piece and comment on it . |
| 13 | When 40-year-old Australian Jack Brabham won the World Championship in 1966 , he became the first man to win the title in a car manufactured by himself and it reaped the rewards of a gamble he took five years earlier when he left Cooper to develop his own Grand Prix car . |
| 14 | He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope . |
| 15 | He took five wickets for 18 in a full 15 over stint . |
| 16 | He took five for 51 and the opposition were all out for 155 , Saul Clifford making 41 . |
| 17 | Miandad extended his 59 to 88 before edging Munton to slip , giving the affable Warwickshire man his first Test wicket in a spell of 10 overs during which he took 1 for 22 , real Angus Fraser stuff . |
| 18 | After retirement he became a respected commentator , chairman of selectors and eventually president of Yorkshire ( 1981-4 ) until , saddened by the internal strife , he resigned from an office in which he took great pride . |
| 19 | That was something he took great pride in . |
| 20 | At the same time , he took great trouble over the team 's welfare , even to the extent of helping them when they signed their contracts . |
| 21 | After he recovered , he took great care of his health , finding every ray of sunshine to sit in and when it rained , still resolutely taking the air , under the porch . |
| 22 | He took great care not to touch her or allow his grubby clothes to come into contact with her beautiful skirt and creamy-white blouse . |
| 23 | It had been unnecessary , of course , for her to mention that the silver was one of my father 's main responsibilities and one he took great pride in . |
| 24 | When the time came to close the office , he took great pleasure in posting us all as far away from our homes as he possibly could . |
| 25 | He took great care to have his children brought up as members of his Church , though eventually all three who survived went over to that of their mother . |
| 26 | Since the rifle was the infantryman 's main weapon for both defence and attack , he took great care of it . |
| 27 | His previous home had been completely refurbished by interior designers , so this time he took great pleasure in creating his own individual style . |
| 28 | Although not an agricultural innovator , he was an astute farmer and businessman : he took great care in selecting seed and breeding stock ; he knew the best markets in the region for a wide variety of products ; and he endeavoured never to miss an opportunity for profit . |
| 29 | Later , as I know , he took great interest in the law reports , and he always read the letters . |
| 30 | As we had referred to Turkey and the fact that Margaret and I had met there , and as we knew he took great interest in genuine peasant culture , we showed him some Turkish embroidery and in particular two typical Turkish saddle-bags , which we had transformed into cushions . |