Example sentences of "took [num] [noun] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the 25-year-old tour newcomer also took three putts at the seventeenth , spinning out of the hole from three feet , then went into sand at the last thinning his recovery . |
| 2 | Silicon Graphics Inc took one look at the ghastly quarterly figures from MIPS Computer Systems Inc — a $12.7m loss ( UX No 382 ) — and decided it had paid too much for MIPS : it will now pay 0.52 of a share for each MIPS , down from 0.61 of a share , the eventual price depending on what MIPS ’ share price is when the deal closes . |
| 3 | Dale Gordon set foot in Scotland for the first time in his life yesterday to complete a £1.2 million move from Norwich to Rangers — took one look at the imposing new-look Ibrox which will become his home and admitted : ‘ I 'm gobsmacked ! ’ |
| 4 | Eight weeks later Dad went home to Hull , took one look at the nice convalescent home we 'd booked for him and said , ‘ I 'm buggered if I 'm staying in here . |
| 5 | Charles took one look at the proffered platitudes , which he knew to be absurd , and set about writing an alternative . |
| 6 | He took one look at the pale figure and said to Shelley , ‘ Is it appendix ? ’ |