Example sentences of "[noun] took [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Delaney had already got one leg over the door frame that led below , and would have stopped for no one , except that his glance took in the obvious truth . |
| 2 | Preston 's glance took in the broad shoulders , a black beard , a lean , dark face and a big nose . |
| 3 | A hasty glance took in the gorgeous antique furniture crammed in as if it had been recently off-loaded by a dealer , the small , pristine cooker and the sink pushed against the soft ochre-washed wall as if it was an after-thought . |
| 4 | The tables and the chairs , the cups and the spoons , the stains on the wall , the dust on the floor , the ache in my mind — all these things and everything else in sight mercifully receded for whole minutes at a time as my eyes took in the picture of that girl with the black hair , the pale face and the red boots . |
| 5 | ‘ And you , ’ his eyes took in the other four , ‘ to your tasks , if you please . ’ |
| 6 | Then , as his sharp eyes took in the unnatural stiffness of the other two and their frozen expressions , he groaned with mock-consternation . |
| 7 | It was natural , therefore , that when the ancestors of plaice and sole took to the sea bottom , they should have lain on one side rather than on the belly like the ancestors of skates and rays . |
| 8 | The following Sunday a group of pest control technicians took to the field , all kitted out ready to ‘ show Rank Hovis how to play football ’ . |
| 9 | Ruth took off the cloak , shivering — though , if anything , the sun seemed to reach her more warmly now . |
| 10 | As though running a mental checklist , Shannon took in the burnished golden hair rippling in thick waves to his staggeringly broad shoulders , then let her eyes wander down over his powerful chest to narrow hips and long , muscular legs . |
| 11 | Workers employed in the mills and factories of industrial areas took to the bicycle as a principal means of travel to work . |
| 12 | In the United Kingdom the Roman Catholic and Republican minority of Northern Ireland took to the streets in protest against the injustices meted out to their kind by the Provincial Government and condoned in Whitehall ( see Cameron Report 1969 Cmd 532 ) . |
| 13 | Central News South took to the airwaves in January nineteen eighty-nine and tomorrow night we look back over our first four years . |
| 14 | For those within ‘ the Movement ’ , a week 's cycling holiday using CTC accommodation was possible for £3 10/ all in ; organized excursions took in the Scottish Isles , the West of Ireland , and the Black Forest in Germany . |
| 15 | He let his eyes travel over her , openly appraising , as his gaze took in the firm , high breasts , softly moulded by the cashmere of her sweater-dress , then drifted down to the dip of her waist and the womanly curves of her hips and thighs . |
| 16 | Cozy Powell need lose no sleep as Alan took to the drums like , well , like a Parliamentary candidate takes to drums . |
| 17 | On Saturday 28 September , some of the hardiest souls in London and the surrounding environs took to the footpaths of Battersea Park , got cold(s) , wet , mentally tested and later drunk as they contested the 1991 Amnesty Sponsored Quiz Quest . |
| 18 | Thirteen people were killed and 1-500 injured as celebrating Filipinos took to the streets , and a further five were killed and 100 arrested in Sydney . |
| 19 | The young urban loyalists took to the streets : |
| 20 | But it was the spirit of Henley , with huge crowds enjoying amateur sport , presented with administrative finesse , which Keller took as the yardstick for the international circuit . |
| 21 | When work for the proprietors on what was to become the famous Mason–Dixon line was complete late in 1766 , they began on the Royal Society 's behalf , at Dixon 's suggestion , to measure a degree of the meridian on the Delmarva peninsula in Maryland and to make gravity measurements with a clock sent out by the Society , the same one that Maskelyne had had in St Helena and Dixon took to the Cape in 1761 . |
| 22 | These were the only wickets Martin took in the match , but his allround contributions would probably have earned him the Man of the Match award had such been on offer in those days . |
| 23 | Rain took in the old expensive furniture , the floor length windows which , beyond their bolted shutters , would have coastal views . |
| 24 | After reports that police reservists in the predominantly Serb town of Benkovac had been disarmed , by order of their Croat superiors , Serbs took to the streets there and in nearby towns . |
| 25 | The center of gravity in employment is moving fast from manual and clerical workers to knowledge workers who resist the command-and-control model that business took from the military 100 years ago . |
| 26 | With limbs beginning to tire only eight boats took to the water for the final two-lap race . |
| 27 | Robert took in the neatly combed hair , the frail shoulders , the exquisite cheekbones with the red blemish on one side , and the huge , sightless eyes that roamed the blackness below him like inverted searchlights , as if to soak up the shadows . |
| 28 | In Arab East Jerusalem and other parts of the Israeli-occupied territories , Palestinians took to the streets in celebration . |
| 29 | Gloucester 's slalom racing team took to the slopes for the first in August coach Chantelle is a former all England champion |
| 30 | North Tees Health Authority 's promotion team took to the streets of Stockton inviting townsfolk to toast each other in vitamin high , but alcohol-free fruit cocktails . |