Example sentences of "[noun] i took the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we were at the park I took the down there cos |
| 2 | Sometimes during the mate 's watch I took the wheel and learnt to steer . |
| 3 | In my utter loneliness I had only one resource : several times I took the ferry to North Shields , and walked up the steep bank to a certain public lavatory beside a roaring pub . |
| 4 | It 's a good job I took the dog out this morning cos it ai n't fit to take a dog out . |
| 5 | From Prince Rupert I took the ferry to the Queen Charlotte Islands to see some of the Haida tribe of Indians in their native region . |
| 6 | From Afdam I took the train to Dire Dawa and from there rode to Harar , through mountains that were beautiful and green after recent rain , following the route my parents had taken in 1909 . |
| 7 | The next day I took the first bus back to New York . |
| 8 | NEXT day I took the advice I had been given by my friends at the Union and went to see the exhibition of the Bibliotheca Corviniana in the National Library on Castle Hill , partly because Matthias I , or Matthias Hunyadi , known as Corvinus because of the crow motif on his banners , was one of the most striking and decisive characters in East European history , straddling the histories of Transylvania , Hungary , Bohemia and Austria . |
| 9 | One day I took the opportunity of asking Mrs Fairfax a few questions about Mr Rochester , as I was curious about him , and the little housekeeper seemed happy to talk . |
| 10 | One day I took the beasts hunting and they raised a big fat buck . |
| 11 | At midnight I took the decision to risk it . |
| 12 | In fact , of course , I did criticise them , although out of fear of my father I took the easier route and voiced that criticism upon my mother . |
| 13 | After breakfast on Sunday morning I took the ms of Jane Eyre to my little study and began to read it . |
| 14 | Misreading the crumpled instructions I took the steps to the first floor , realised I should be on the fourth , so ran and eased myself through the closing lift doors , coming face to face with Malc . |
| 15 | And I 'll tell you the only reason I took the baby home was because Martin wanted her . |
| 16 | That 's happened , I could n't get any one year I took the triplets to the erm Goose Hill coffee morning in the Town Hall and I gave them all money for the tombola and one of them won a Creme Egg |
| 17 | From the old way I took the track down to Whernside Manor and Deepdale Methodist Chapel , crossing the road there and taking the path through the woods where a millstone propped against a tree is all that remains of the old mill that once stood here . |
| 18 | ‘ The Seconds needs a manager and as the senior professional I took the job on for four or five weeks . ’ |
| 19 | The last time I took the floorboards up was for the party , installing coloured spotlights and strobes in the ceiling underneath . ’ |
| 20 | My jaw was on the carriage floor the first time I took the train to Mallaig . |
| 21 | The next year , 1965 , he had his choice of three F1 teams competing for his services and chose BRM : as he has said , he wanted to be in a team ‘ where they would n't rush me , a team where I would n't be battling for my place every time I took the grid , a team where I could learn from a man like Graham Hill ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ Time I took the weight off my feet . ’ |
| 23 | The first time I took the VS 300 tent out my ten year old daughter came with me . |
| 24 | This time I took the temperature without incident . |