Example sentences of "and [pron] took [adj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they took all the shandy out of the machine . |
| 2 | Anna had come into the world feet first and it took all the experience of Mrs Finklestein and the skill of the young Dr Arlen , who had come back at once with Denis , to turn the baby round without strangling the little thing with its own cord . |
| 3 | She did n't need to turn round to know he was standing there , and it took all the will-power she possessed to finish the task she was working on , knowing he was just a few feet away . |
| 4 | She felt the puff of his breath on her ear , and it took all the determination she possessed not to turn round . |
| 5 | Cornflower-blue eyes bored into her own and it took all the willpower she possessed not to look away . |