Example sentences of "[noun] took the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even for the Iranians the Hellenistic era meant a change in appreciation : the prophet Zoroaster took the place of King Cyrus as the most characteristic Iranian figure . |
| 2 | Gesner was in a foul mood again and Therese took the brunt of it . |
| 3 | Determined not to be viewed as another Wang , Groupe Bull SA took the time to clarify to journalists its position regarding IBM and the RS/6000 last week at its Les Clayes-sous-Bois research and development centre in Paris . |
| 4 | Our lawyer took the idea to the court , and the judge altered the terms of Rickie 's bail to let him come here for a therapeutic cruise . |
| 5 | Labour took the offensive . |
| 6 | Private enterprise is normally a Conservative watchword , but when Labour took the initiative with ‘ Vote Milburn ’ posters on Darlington buses it was ‘ propaganda ’ , according to one Tory councillor . |
| 7 | Against all odds , Royal Berkshire took the men 's title and the coveted Trophy back to Bracknell , whilst Long Road , Cambridge took the short road to victory in the women 's event without dropping a set . |
| 8 | Small took the wheel of a dilapidated pick-up , while two men knelt behind the cab with shotguns . |
| 9 | Edward took the boots and glanced at the man sitting in the chair . |
| 10 | Catholic missionaries took the land away from the Indians . |
| 11 | Television presenter Lyn Spencer took the plunge off the edge of a building yesterday as part of International Women 's Week . |
| 12 | Hardy took the verdict of referee Larry O'Connell by a comfortable 99 points to 96 , less than a month after successfully defending his Commonwealth crown against Canada 's Barrington Francis . |
| 13 | Those remaining in the original syndicat took the view that they comprised the élite of the trade and , by protecting the élite , the syndicat would achieve the best possible image for Champagne . |
| 14 | President Mitterrand took the opportunity of his visit to President Gorbachev in Kiev this week to spell out his insistence on the inviolability of Germany 's frontiers with its eastern neighbours and emphasise East German democratisation rather than German reunification . |
| 15 | The Lancashire side took the lead in the ninth minute through Kath Jackson with Orpington 's Helen Morgan equalizing 10 minutes into the second half . |
| 16 | In the evolutionary arms race between cuckoos and hosts , advances on each side took the form of genetic mutations arising and being favoured by natural selection . |
| 17 | At first , industrial action took the form of short strikes — the unions ' traditional weapon since the early fifties ( although by the spring of 1968 the level of picketing and violence was unusually high ) . |
| 18 | Then a productive partnership between Paul Burn ( 63 not out ) and Brett Montgomery ( 72 not out ) added an unfinished 135 , when bad light took the players from the field , never to return . |
| 19 | A few brief comments need to be made , however , about why the research took the form it did . |
| 20 | As I clambered into the boat , moored near her big yacht , Lucy took the bottles of beer and Coca-Cola and put them into an open net bag which she lowered over the side , tying the net with a long rope to a hook on the gunwale . |
| 21 | Lucy took the call . |
| 22 | David took the towel from her and began to dry her back . |
| 23 | The barman took the dive for cover as half the bar-counter went the way of all flesh , only faster . |
| 24 | The title of Sports Reporter of the Year went to Oliver Holt of the Liverpool Daily Post and Martin Birchall of sister paper the Liverpool Echo took the title of Photographer of the Year . |
| 25 | Mikhail Gorbachev took the request as as a joke but Mr Cliburn was entirely serious . |
| 26 | Wright never deserved the four goals he got — he never did anything to get the ball but let it come to him and losing out a few times in the process when the defender took the ball away . |
| 27 | At the Restoration Pyne took the oath of allegiance , but was debarred from holding public office . |
| 28 | A constant feature of most appraisals took the form of a circling sequence of perceptions and responses , returning again and again to aspects of the work that had already been considered . |
| 29 | Stok took the menu . |
| 30 | His lips took the place of his hand , drawing her flesh into the moist cavern of his mouth , tongue teasing back and forth , tasting her . |