Example sentences of "[conj] took to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Democratic contender Paul Tsongas added fitness to his campaign and took to the swimming pool to improve his image . |
| 2 | A few sprouted wings and took to the air , without bothering to become birds first . |
| 3 | In November 1983 , for example , Michael Hickey pulled on five jumpers , five pairs of trousers , four pairs of socks , several bin liners and a blanket , too a sheet on which he had written ‘ We are innocent ’ and took to the roof of Gartree maximum security prison . |
| 4 | They 'd already split their team to cover both the gym and some other place , and then split it again to follow you , so Blagg only got the leftovers , spotted them , and took to the hills . ’ |
| 5 | Investing in a jump suit and hard hat Della turned up at the aerodrome and took to the skies in a plane |
| 6 | I joined the feathered legions and took to the air . |
| 7 | Er took it up the field and took to the school then we got at it and it and bath full of feathers . |
| 8 | In the Wintertime they had a boat they called the Redloch and she went to Stramness and took sillocks from Stramness and took to the gut factory here in the Wintertime . |
| 9 | Owen bellowed orders , and the bushes threshed as the Welsh circled their enemies and took to the thickest of the woodland on their way to the river valley . |