Example sentences of "[noun] took a small " in BNC.

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1 Madge Grimsilk took a small hand torch from her bag , pressed the button and placed it behind the forest at one side .
2 In the March 1993 Budget , by freezing excise duty on spirits while raising duty on wine and beer , the then Chancellor took a small step towards levelling the playing field .
3 Hazel took a small leaf and nibbled politely .
4 Constanza took a small flat of her own .
5 Swayne took a small cigar from a box near his chair .
6 In 1355 Edward III appointed the Black Prince his Lieutenant in Aquitaine , and the prince took a small force there in the autumn of that year .
7 Using existing unconnected product breakthroughs , Sony took a small tape player , married it to lightweight headphones and made the Walkman an entirely new product that , after a slight hesitation , became a world beater .
8 From his pocket , Erlich took a small plastic bag , and into it he dropped the cigar butt .
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