Example sentences of "[art] [noun] took [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the next half hour the rehearsals took on a sudden lift and everyone began to dare to try things out without feeling foolish . |
| 2 | At night the boiler took over , roaring and trembling until dawn . |
| 3 | Shiver as the shit took over , nudged her open , swelled , dropped softly out . |
| 4 | ‘ See yah around , ’ Billy bawled over his shoulder and waved as the bike took off towards the main Bristol road . |
| 5 | He watched in horrified fascination as the lieutenant took out a single match and poised it over the striking strip . |
| 6 | The Board took over the legal aid scheme 's administrative structure and most of the staff . |
| 7 | The chains took up the slack and emerged from the river , long dripping lines of rusty tension , bound to the circular ship with its two little funnels . |
| 8 | Then Charley Bates and the Dodger took away Oliver 's expensive new suit , gave him some old clothes , and locked him up in a dark room . |
| 9 | Yet those British ships that reached harbour undamaged on 2 June were refuelled and made ready for sea within five hours , whereas the Germans took nearly four months to prepare their fleet to sail . |
| 10 | The crossing took almost a week and those team members who were not seasick practised hitting shots on board , timing their swings with the roll of the ship . |
| 11 | Most times the squadron took off and returned safely , and gradually the life at Bourn changed . |
| 12 | The Maggot , Ellen insisted , was an untoilet-trained redneck jerk whose only expertise was as a player of the most brutal and mindless sport to be devised since the lions took on the Christians . |
| 13 | The snag was , everything had seemed perfectly fine and reasonable written down in black and white — but the book had omitted to mention that on snow the skis took on a life all of their own . |
| 14 | THREE people in four would prefer to protect areas of natural beauty or historic interest from roads , even if the roads took longer to build or cost more , according to a Gallup poll for The Daily Telegraph . |
| 15 | THREE people in four would prefer to protect areas of natural beauty or historic interest from roads , even if the roads took longer to build or cost more , according to a Daily Telegraph Gallup poll . |
| 16 | The Cymbalines , on the other hand , are the sort of boys you could take home to your parents along with their jangly , tuneful brand of guitar pop as-it-used-to-be-played before the hairies took over . |
| 17 | ‘ Every attempt on the route took about 20 minutes ’ , says Jibé . |
| 18 | We were too pessimistic about manufacturing companies withdrawing from the the Third World as automation in the West took over — in fact there is much more manufacturing in developing countries now than in 1980 , as our next issue will make plain . |
| 19 | The , they used to put a conductor on for peak time and then about nine o'clock the rear door was closed and the driver took over issuing tickets , taking money and then perhaps the conductor would come on from about twelve or two and then again , perhaps from half past four till half past six . |
| 20 | In the meantime , the sheep took off on cue and I could hear they had reached the Lion by the din coming from the main bar , I was put in a police van and off to the " cop-shop " ; when I took off my smock and the stupid hat there really was a frightened wing commander underneath . |
| 21 | The simple reason that the PC took so long to catch up is a direct result of its design . |
| 22 | The vegetables took longer than she had expected , but by the time the table had been set they felt reasonably cooked . |
| 23 | When the magistrate and his party from Burford reached the encampment , the militiamen took up positions virtually surrounding the celebrating gipsies . |
| 24 | Once we agreed on the idea of pulling back on the emotion and letting the situation she was in speak for itself , the part took off . |
| 25 | When the States took over Panama , the troops stationed in Hawaii were put on full alert in case of a retaliatory attack . |
| 26 | This was because if the business did perform well the instrument took on equity features , when in these circumstances straight debt would have been the desired financing to maximise shareholder value . |
| 27 | Alternatively , if the company fell on hard times , the instrument took on not only a debt , but a highly onerous debt feature when the company 's need would have been for equity . |
| 28 | The light took on a green tinge and a drunk |
| 29 | If goods have not been delivered within 30 days following expiry of an agreed time limit or if there is not an agreed time limit within 60 says from the time the carrier took over the goods , this shall be taken as evidence of the loss of the goods . |
| 30 | The blue patch of sky had long since disappeared and as the light faded the snow took on a fluorescent glow . |