Example sentences of "[noun] took out a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they reached the prison , at Riom , and an official tried to argue that they had no authority to remove the canisters , Jacques Allier took out a pistol and levelled it wordlessly at the bureaucratic face . |
| 2 | Small took out a knife and skinned the lambs : bone and sinew were mangled behind their necks , and there was much blood , showing that the lambs had been killed by foxes , rather than taken as carrion by crows . |
| 3 | Said that in future he 'd be obliged if I kept careful note of when Mr Meredith took out a horse . |
| 4 | Woolley took out an old , soiled handkerchief and blew his nose . |
| 5 | In on the fourteenth of July of nineteen ninety three the defendant took out a summons with a view to having all the outstanding matters resolved and er this summons came before erm deputy master on the twelfth of August nineteen ninety three and he gave various directions including an enquiry in relation to how the surgery premises er ought to be dealt with as in court in the winding up of the partnership and that matter went before Mr Justice long in December and he decided those issues and gave directions in relation to and how the premises are to be sold , the effect of the directions very vaguely , is that the premises have to be offered to the partners , if only one of the partners shows any interest then there is provision in the relevant deed for ascertaining the price and this is put to that partner at that price , if more than one partner wishes to buy the premises then there is provision for a fixing of a minimum figure and then each of the partners has to put in sealed offers er and the premises will be sold to the partner , the former partner who put in the last offer , that broadly speaking I think is the substance of Mr Justice order . |
| 6 | Fardine took out a tin can from a cupboard beside the coop . |
| 7 | Zen took out a notepad and pencil and laid them on the desk . |
| 8 | The council took out an enforcement notice and Mr Phillips subsequently appealed to the Department of the Environment , which twice sent an officer to inspect the site . |
| 9 | Walt took out a large coloured handkerchief and mopped his damp brow . |
| 10 | Sims took out a jeweller 's eyeglass and peered at the tiny negatives . |
| 11 | On 26 February 1988 the plaintiff took out a distress warrant in respect of outstanding rent , then said to amount to £17,866 , and on 2 March 1988 bailiffs attended to execute the warrant . |
| 12 | It was resolved when the provost took out an injunction on the students , and now some will be coming before the courts . |
| 13 | From his jacket pocket Robert took out a grubby sheet of paper — the translation of the mysterious manuscript that had been given to him in the pub nearly a year ago today . |
| 14 | Mr Belcher , 64 , and his 63-year-old wife took out a loan for their dream of becoming their own bosses . |
| 15 | On 26 February 1988 the landlord took out a distress warrant in respect of the outstanding rent , then said to amount to £17,866 . |
| 16 | Scholz took out a meerschaum pipe that was burned to a dark orange and blew through it . |
| 17 | Adam took out a cigarette and offered one to Goodenache , who took it . |
| 18 | Carey took out a disgorger and removed the hook . |
| 19 | A ‘ significant number ’ of people took out a card because of the affinity connection , the society says . |
| 20 | Opening one of the drawers in his desk , Joe took out a small box . |
| 21 | The Colonel took out a notepad . |
| 22 | Coun Garvey took out a private summons alleging assault against Coun Carr . |
| 23 | COMEDIAN Jim Davidson has been banned from his own home after his fourth wife Tracie took out a court injunction against him . |
| 24 | In 1670 William Gauntlett took out a patent of arms at the Herald 's College and in 1687 made the manor a little larger . |
| 25 | He watched in horrified fascination as the lieutenant took out a single match and poised it over the striking strip . |
| 26 | Hawthorn took out a handkerchief and mopped his face . |
| 27 | The mortgagee took out a summons to review the taxing master 's certificate . |
| 28 | She fished in her brief-case and , to Erika 's amazement took out a packet of cigarettes . |
| 29 | Peregrine Phillips took out a patent in 1831 for the contact or catalytic process for the manufacture of sulphuric acid . |
| 30 | As Tamar sank back into her seat , Tempy took out a bottle of smelling salts and held them under her nose . |