Example sentences of "took [adv] a [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With Joseph , however , things took eventually a turn for the better . |
| 2 | In a spasm of irritation he pulled a cloak over his nightshirt , took down a pistol from the wall , and went downstairs into the chilly , stone-smelling darkness of the ground floor , looking for servants . |
| 3 | Medeghino was exiled from Milan to Lake Como for killing a man , and there he took over a castle on the natural fortress of the Sassoi di Musso near the village of Musso at the northern end of the lake , killing the castle 's governor . |
| 4 | It reached a climax in 1977 when another troupe of actors took over a shop in the main street of Shiraz , hard by the mosque , and performed in the shop and on the pavement a play that involved a full frontal rape and laws acts between naked , consenting actors . |
| 5 | It took over a month for the reassessment to be worked out — worth almost £600 . |
| 6 | Most significantly , he took over a monument in the great sanctuary at Delphi , previously intended to commemorate his vanquished opponent Perseus . |
| 7 | He had a good look at it and said part of the pedestal had been mended at some time which took away a lot of the value . |
| 8 | Robert took up a position on the boundary , fairly near to the maths master . |
| 9 | Soon afterwards she took up a position at the hospital . |
| 10 | Edward took up a position at the door-post . |
| 11 | Here I took up a position with the grand title of ‘ Consultant ’ . |
| 12 | She then went to Victoria Station and bought a return ticket to Epsom , where she took up a position in the pressing crowd on the inside rails at Tattenham Corner , a few yards before the runners reach the straight . |
| 13 | Most of my friends collapsed thankfully on to their beds , but I slunk down the long flights of stone stairs and took up a position in the foyer where I could watch the front door . |
| 14 | The following year he registered for study in philosophy and theology at the University of Leyden and , apart from a brief return to Rostock , remained in The Netherlands until he took up a post at the University of Copenhagen in June 1648 . |
| 15 | He took up a cloth by the side of the cash register and started to move it slowly over the surface , looking up just once as I left the shop , saying , ‘ Goodbye , then . ’ |
| 16 | In his present situation , his difficulty in concentrating took up a lot of the teacher 's time . |
| 17 | She took out a bottle from the cupboard . |
| 18 | He idly pushed around the salt and pepper to avoid meeting anyone 's eyes , and then he took out a sachet from the sugar bowl and looked at it with curiosity . |
| 19 | It took quite a while for the tears to cease . |