Example sentences of "he had taken [art] [noun] of " in BNC.
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1 | He had taken a sheet of writing paper from the desk and used it to make notes during the meeting . |
2 | He had taken a container of 800 barbiturates from his pharmacy and 136 tablets were later recovered . |
3 | He had taken a bottle of cough mixture with him but it had n't helped much . |
4 | He had taken a sample of blood from the plump flaccid arm , feeling for the vein as carefully as if she could still flinch at the needle 's prick . |
5 | He had taken a couple of square inches of rock cocaine from wherever he had hidden his supply and was chopping it with his knife on to Trent 's shaving mirror . |
6 | He had taken a couple of tablets of synthesized dope . |
7 | He had taken a lot of trouble with his appearance this morning , Briant noticed , his heavy gray hair carefully slicked across his head , his knitted red tie carefully arranged against the collar of his pink shirt . |
8 | In his forties it grew worse and he decided to see a specialist When Alan mentioned that he had taken a lot of antibiotics just before the urticaria began , the specialist suggested that he try a diet with no sugar and very little starch . |
9 | He had taken a picture of her after that and one of the animal cemetery . |
10 | ‘ Next day he packed his bags and I found he had taken a load of my clothes , ’ added Kim . |
11 | He could n't stand the idea of going back to the section-house , so he had taken a series of private lodgings . |
12 | He had taken a group of talented individuals and moulded them into a superb team , ridding them of their old factions and weaknesses , and showing the disbelievers that black men were every bit as good as white . |
13 | " Right then , " he said , when operations were satisfactorily completed and he had taken a swill of ale , " let's not back and fill , let's have everything full and by . " |
14 | Just because Comrade Andrew was what he was , did that mean he had taken a vow of celibacy ? |
15 | He knew that Martin had seen him and yet he had taken no notice of him . |
16 | He had taken the shape of Ahmed . |
17 | He had taken the name of Varna from the name of the port from which he had sailed but he had lived his life in terror of deportation , a fear that had haunted him long after it had ceased to be a real threat , so that he had never been able to enjoy his son 's success , seeing it only as something which drew unwelcome attention to the Varna family . |
18 | He had taken the gamble of calling an election when he was behind in the polls — and kept his nerve despite widespread criticism of a lacklustre and negative campaign . |
19 | He claimed he had taken the measurements of Eclipse during life , and wished to satisfy his curiosity by trying them on the dead subject . |
20 | It was noticed , too , that he had taken the precaution of having some shoes with built-up heels made , so that when the ceremony was over and he took his wife 's arm to move slowly down the aisle , he appeared to be the same height as her , or very nearly . |
21 | He had taken the precaution of oiling its mechanism along with the door hinges earlier that day , so as to avoid any noise that would alert the occupant of the room . |
22 | But , as today he had taken the precaution of restraining his crowning glory within a Mothercare bag , he scratched his nose instead . |