Example sentences of "[pers pn] take a [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To give the children a surprise on their next visit , I took a small toy lion from my plastic carrier bag and pressed it into a hole in the edge of the doorway . |
| 2 | Within a few months I took a small office space oh dear I ca n't remember . |
| 3 | I passed the pack and she took a small gold lighter from her purse . |
| 4 | After a BSc Botany/Zoology degree at University College , Swansea , she took a part-time illustration course at Swansea Art College , went freelance and taught botanical illustration for a year or two , then did an MA in graphic design at Manchester Polytechnic . |
| 5 | She took a white lace handkerchief out of her bag and dabbed a corner of it carefully at the corner of her eyes before the make-up ran . |
| 6 | She took a thick manila envelope from her attaché case . |
| 7 | Among them are a portrait of the beauteous Dorelia with whom she took a passionate walking trip across France and who later lived in a ménage à trois with her brother and his wife . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's fine , ’ she said , but as soon as she took a few practice steps forward , the edges of the bale , on either side of the binding rope . |
| 9 | Then she took a little tin brooch from her pocket . |
| 10 | So if you took a six week period then you 're looking at somewhere around four and a half thousand pounds worth of income . |
| 11 | Now if you took a medical practice booklet they range from three hundred and ninety up to twelve hundred . |
| 12 | ‘ You took a wrong path years ago , but that does n't mean to say you ca n't change , if you want to . ’ |
| 13 | The boss knew I was worked to death , and not wanting to lose me said , ‘ Mick , you take a few days rest . |
| 14 | The voltage is usually 220v and we recommend you take a universal plug adapter for electrical appliances . |
| 15 | Further north , near Cairns we take a spectacular railway trip through steep mountain scenery over all creaky bridges near rushing waterfalls to a shacksville for tourists set among lush rain forest . |
| 16 | And we take a long range view if you 're heading on the motorways this afternoon . |
| 17 | In some cases down to nil if we take a five year contract . |
| 18 | Okay I suggest we take a five minute break before we go on and just talk about regionalization and get a coffee or whatever . |
| 19 | We take a discrete time model where the individual lives for two periods , working in the first , using savings from the first to provide for retirement , and there are no bequests . |
| 20 | If we take a quick snapshot look at each of the main groups ( phyla ) we find in the aquarium , there are commonly representatives of the Coelenterates , principally corals , anemones and sea fans ; Crustacea in the form of crabs and shrimps ; starfish , sea cucumbers and sea urchins represented Echinodermata and various Molluscs such as cowries , sea slugs and clams . |
| 21 | They took a winding dirt alley that led through the back of the village between houses and outhouses . |
| 22 | BRITAIN 'S dressage riders made history today when they took a European Championship team silver medal in Lipica , Slovenia . |
| 23 | The friends laughed and squealed with delight as they took a short boat trip to see the crocodiles and hippos that live on the lake . |
| 24 | A spell of what Parrott described as ‘ the best snooker I 've played this season ’ enabled him to take a 6-2 interval lead which he then increased to 8-2 before Taylor showed his renowned tenacity by winning the next four frames . |
| 25 | It concluded that Dr Silvester had been guilty of a ‘ serious error of professional judgment ’ and ordered him to take a six-month retraining course . |
| 26 | It takes a diligent computer journalist with a technical education two years of intense effort just to begin to feel confident of expressing an opinion on anything material about the industry , and thereafter the next four or five years will be dogged by mistakes that are intensely embarrassing to recall . |
| 27 | However , not only is the wind downwind of a sail affected but also that behind the board , since the sail curves the wind and it takes a few board lengths for it to revert to its normal direction . |
| 28 | Sanders ca n't be all that interested in the Plan if he takes a few days vacation rather than give the presentation . |
| 29 | He resumed his studies in 1948 at New College , Oxford , where he took a first class honours degree and was called to the bar a year later . |
| 30 | From his jacket pocket he took a small vanity mirror and adjusted his hair . |