Example sentences of "take from [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a progression in the poem which moves through three stages parallel to the actual journey the train takes from its , ‘ first powerful plain manifesto ’ , until , ‘ beyond the crest of the world , she reaches night . ’ |
| 2 | that what a child takes from his or her school depends very little upon the quality of the school experience itself but very greatly on the nature of the pupil 's intelligence and family and community background . |
| 3 | The romantic element in adventure stones is one of several processes of selection by which a writer takes from his raw material — from real life , if you like — what he needs for his particular fiction . |
| 4 | For , unlike conquerors before and after , the Romans did not only take from their subject peoples , they contributed also , and the result of these contributions in road communications , law and administration , heating systems , architecture and art has had a permanent effect in Europe despite the 1000 years which intervened between the collapse of the Western half of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Renaissance . |
| 5 | I asked , and they said , ‘ Remove the disc and replace it with a piece of bone which we 'll take from your hip . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ In any case , I 've had about as much as I can take from your dear friend for today — thank you very much . ’ |
| 7 | I do not think , Sir Leonard , that you will need to distribute your I B M questionnaires to calculate the satisfaction level of this session this morning , I think the c rapt attention , the erm , interest and the cl clarity with which you have answered our questions , the ideas I think , which we shall take from your address , some , I might say , to ad to try out on other companies , perhaps , whose record is not as good , I think all of this is of the most enormous value , and as I said at the beginning , I feel very pleased myself , that I live in in a part of the country where we have an I B M presence , and and er , we we value that relationship . |
| 8 | ‘ We can not take from our hosts . |
| 9 | The Indians were buried with as much wealth as possible , and so they strove with the utmost diligence throughout their lives to acquire and amass all the gold they could , which they took from their own land and were buried with it … |
| 10 | Gloria took from her bag a little blanket made of coloured squares that a long-ago lady in a shelter had knitted for Baby before he was born . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've a present for you , Endill , ’ she said , and took from her pocket three bottles of different coloured cough medicine . |
| 12 | Annie let a smile touch her lips and she passed off her embarrassment by wiping Rachel 's mouth with a spotless white handkerchief which she took from her coat pocket . |
| 13 | His mouth opened slightly , her tongue touched his upper lip once , then slipped away again ; she kissed him quickly on the cheek and turned , walked to a doorway , fumbling for a key in a small purse she took from her old fur coat . |
| 14 | Now I 've found you , I 'd like to have back the creatures you took from my invert tank for treatment in 1988 . |
| 15 | Then I made another , sat down by the telephone , and took from my pocket the dirty envelope Kress had given me . |
| 16 | She took from my coat a hair which was not there , and she told me to be careful . |
| 17 | He then took from his pocket a filthy blue handkerchief , reversing it so that his small audience could examine both sides . |
| 18 | George inclined his head and took from his pocket the folded paper that carried the statement he had read at his press conference . |
| 19 | Arthur Conway took from his pocket a large silver cased watch , sprang the lid , looked at it , then said , ‘ You 'd better go up and have a bite while things are a bit slack . |
| 20 | Thiercelin took from his tunic a small sheet of card bearing a line drawing . |
| 21 | He took from his jerkin a small velvet-wrapped package . |
| 22 | He bent and took from his case the half-burnt diary still in its protective transparent wrapping . |
| 23 | Carefully , no sudden movements , Erlich took from his inside pocket his notebook , and removed the top from his ballpoint . |
| 24 | He stood up smartly and she followed him with gratitude as he took from his pocket a large bunch of keys , from each of which dangled a carefully written label . |
| 25 | Boldwood took from his pocket a diamond engagement ring , and held it out to her . |
| 26 | Next he took from his pocket a small circuit board , which had hastily soldered connections jumbled across it , linked to a small cube . |
| 27 | Langton realized her impatience and ushered them out of the office towards another door , which he opened with a heavy key he took from his pocket . |
| 28 | And Daine 's neural dysfunctions have shaped his Dream as much as the externals he took from his old vids . ’ |
| 29 | Wickham took from his pocket a photograph of MacQuillan . |
| 30 | Joshua took from his hip-pocket a flask — a birthday present from Felicity , which she had sensibly filled with Mure , a blackberry liqueur , the addition of which rendered any cheap white wine , fizzy or not , instantly palatable . |