Example sentences of "and took [pron] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opening the debate yesterday , Lord Mackay said the bill 's key aims were to ensure a voice for the users of legal services , and to make sure that decision-takers on legal services were answerable and took their decisions with the benefit of full and considered advice . |
| 2 | They followed the coffin on to the boat and took their seats in the front row . |
| 3 | Then they entered the Palace with him , and took their seats upon the precious benches . |
| 4 | When the Penge route closed on 6 December 1933 , Nos. 1E , 2E and 3E were transferred to Penge depôt and took their place on the Crystal Palace route augmented service . |
| 5 | The Council men and women came in and took their places at the Star Table . |
| 6 | She sighed , but departed not entirely ungratified , and took her position by the keys . |
| 7 | ‘ You did n't tell me ! ’ she accused , and took her husband by the hand . |
| 8 | Then Wu Tsai leaned forward and took her cup from the table , smiling , looking across at Tsu Ma . |
| 9 | Huge tents , open-fronted , had been put up and the Empress came in state with all her ladies , veiled to the eyes , and took her place on the throne . |
| 10 | She pushed open the glass door , muttered good morning , and took her place in the queue . |
| 11 | She opened the car door and when the child was seated she went round and took her place behind the wheel , then drove off . |
| 12 | There was still an hour left before the classes finished , so she parked the Golf in the courtyard and picked up the book , then changed her mind and took her camera from the glove compartment instead . |
| 13 | Ayrshire bacon established a wide reputation for its excellence and took its place amongst the most popular bacons of Britain . |
| 14 | Nigerian nationalism in the first instance was a reaction to British imperialism and took its form from the nature of British rule , as mediated by different social strata . |
| 15 | Today I made a break with habit and tradition , and took my lunch at the New Born Restaurant . |
| 16 | After lunch I recrossed the road to the newsagents , and took my place at the wailing wall of the pornography section . |
| 17 | He went dancing , played some poker , and then , at dawn , he had a warm bath and took his friends to the swimming baths to freshen up . |
| 18 | He shoved his plates into the sink and took his tea into the living-room . |
| 19 | On the death of his father , the 5th Duke , he succeeded to the Dukedom of Montrose , and took his seat in the House of Lords . |
| 20 | He stood up and took his coat from the chair over which it had been casually thrown . |
| 21 | Exasperated by the resistance of the Cabinet to new ideas he resigned from the Government and took his ease to the Labour party Conference in October 1930 , where he very nearly won it . |
| 22 | Sid finished his cigarette and took his place at the Bren gun . |
| 23 | Ross John Mackenzie was born without any complications , and took his place at the end of the Mackenzie line . |
| 24 | But once the horses were unsaddled , rubbed down and hobbled , he spread a blanket on the hard ground and took his place at the evening meal with the others . |
| 25 | With that , he took the letters-patent from his mother , rose to his feet , gave her the kiss of fealty , and took his place on the throne to her right . |
| 26 | They came down and took our suitcases into the house . |