Example sentences of "[pers pn] take [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Equally dull rhetoric appears in : ( " Never during his life time though he were a hundred miles the other side of Rome in any circumstances would I take a mortal man to be my mate … " )
2 I took a deep breath of cool air before diving into the blast of heat and walking the few steps to the house .
3 Before I left I took a half-pound packet of sulphonamide from the car boot .
4 Immediately after leaving SIS , I took a long holiday in Italy .
5 I took a small class of Bermondsey Girl Guides , and realized the nobility of girls who after working for so many hours in bad conditions were still loyal .
6 I took a real fancy to her .
7 Thinking along those lines , I took a certain glee in the thought that the style , like its progenitor , might crack and crumble into maudlin self-justification .
8 As Lauda remarked : ‘ He was someone I took a great liking to , the craziest devil I ever came across in F1 . ’
9 Even before the crash I took a great deal of exercise — you have to work at staying in shape .
10 But I 've only been there one day — half a day , really , since I took a good bit of time off this afternoon to talk to you .
11 When I took a rolled-up sample of legal tender , printed by the Royal Mint , applied one end to my right nostril , placed a restraining finger upon my left nostril , rested the other end of the said note upon a mirror or any other shiny reflective surface , upon which was displayed a slender tranche or ‘ line ’ of exotic Colombian snuff , and breathed in as deeply as my lungs would allow , I was merely relaxing in a manner by no means untypical amongst overworked show-business operatives .
12 I saw his grave when I took a short cut through the churchyard — a modest , friendly , even jolly little grave , where in summer moon-daisies and red clover grew , and quaking grass which little children call shivery-shakes .
13 Trying to get out of the traffic jam , I took a short cut down a back lane but found that it was blocked by a large wedding tent helpfully erected across the full width of the road .
14 If you must know — Silas and I took a short walk along the track — ’
15 At the early age of thirty-eight me mother sent me West Get up , said she , and get a job says I I 'll do me best I pulled on my Wellingtons to march to march to Kiljimock But I took a wrong turn at Charlestown and ended up in Knock Once this quiet crossroads was a place of quiet prayer Where Catholics got indulgent once or twice a year You could buy a pair of rosary beads or get your candles blessed If you had a guilty conscience , you could get it off your chest …
16 It 's like I took a completed album of all kinds of different songs and threw it up in the air and it came crashing down .
17 I am glad that my hon. Friend believes that I took a wise decision over those courthouse closures and they remain open .
18 I took a quick look at my Leeds record book last evening and was shocked to find our longest unbeaten runs in the 80 's usually consisted of about 70% draws i.e. 9 unbeaten with only 3 wins .
19 I took a quick breath of relief as I heard it ; the engine of another boat , throttling down to a murmur as she crept into the bay .
20 So I closed the top of the copier and I took a blank piece of paper and again I concentrated on the idea of this woman 's surprise and then transfixion when she saw my memo until I was hard again .
21 I took a whole series of front views of both touring and white water paddlers during forward paddling .
22 While I was in Germany I took a special interest in the treatment of creative men and women who had lost direction and in some way broken down .
23 Last year I took a special interest in Arrow , believing it to be the major threat to Transworld .
24 Because I took midwifery and I took a little bit of erm school nursing and general you know , so that I was capable take a district on Anglesey .
25 I took a huge gulp of it — I could 've got drunk on it .
26 I took a fresh notebook from the glove compartment and started back to talk to them .
27 And to make matters worse I took an instant dislike to the wife .
28 An East and West Association had been formed and I took an early opportunity of asking if I might address it .
29 I took the small knife from my left breast pocket and nicked my left thumb carefully .
30 Later , I took the then editor of The Ley Hunter , Paul Screeton , there .
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