Example sentences of "[adv] took [adv] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On his head was the horned-moon helm of Saphery and he swiftly took up position between the queen and the Keeper of Secrets . |
| 2 | I hope people at the back can hear , erm , we obviously took up action on the resolution passed last year , in two or three different ways . |
| 3 | In the summer , strawberry sellers usually took up position around the Crimean Cannon at the side of the Council House and they had to dispose of all their perishable wares before returning home . |
| 4 | The Secretary of State for the Environment , Brice Lalonde ( Ecology Generation ) , was promoted to Minister-Delegate responsible for the prevention of technological and natural disasters , while Hélène Dorlhac ( Union for French Democracy ) , Secretary of State for the Family , also took over responsibility for the Elderly , from Théo Braun who left the government . |
| 5 | A second king now took up residence in the Tower of London . |
| 6 | The dragons were released whereon the red dragon killed the white and eventually took up residence on the Welsh flag . |
| 7 | The outrageous philandering May Sharples , Ethel and Mabel Helliwell who both eventually took over choreography for the troupes , the four successful Holt sisters , the formidable Jessie Wharton , Head Girl of the first Palace Girls and later inseparable companion to Mrs Tiller , and the most important dancer of all to John , Mary Read . |
| 8 | Dr Ottokar Proctor , ‘ The Tasmanian Devil , ’ today took up residence in the high-security wing of this semi-private mental hospital . |
| 9 | The dog curled a lip at me but made no sound , then took up position in the front room doorway . |
| 10 | Over the period of a full week ( not just one day ! ) , almost every cognate group being run in the College received a subject assessor visit and the activity was coordinated by the local SCOTVEC Field Officer , Madeline Blakely — who virtually took up residence in the college for the week . |
| 11 | Pétain himself virtually took over control of the artillery , asking his commanders each morning : ‘ What have your batteries been doing ? |