Example sentences of "[pers pn] took a [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So if you took a six week period then you 're looking at somewhere around four and a half thousand pounds worth of income . |
| 2 | → If you took a dozen sheets of clear cellophane , drew around a dozen different guitar designs , including Strat , PRS , Ibanez , Jackson and various others , then laid them on top of one another , you 'd be surprised at how little difference there actually is between them . |
| 3 | we took a dozen with us |
| 4 | It was a rough match with five bookings but Lazio will not be complaining — they took a million pounds in receipts . |
| 5 | Bere Forest also had a tough match against Meridian B and , once again , they found themselves a goal down at half time but they took a 2–1 lead in the second half before Meridian B equalized to take the game into extra time . |
| 6 | COLCHESTER confirmed their position as favourites to win the Vauxhall FA Trophy when they took a 3–0 lead in the first leg of their semi-final with Conference rivals Macclesfield , at Layer Road on Saturday , writes Peter Ernest . |
| 7 | In that wind the incident could have gone unnoticed , but a penalty was imposed and he took a 5 . |
| 8 | Both fell to peeler crab on a 1/0 hook to 15 lb line to give Roy a unique double — before Christmas he took a 4 lb 7 oz flounder from the Exe to set a new best for his club 's inner area record . |
| 9 | This time he took a six on it . |
| 10 | Kite was the danger for the start , but he took a six on the 10th . |
| 11 | TITLE HOLDER John Parrott fired the fastest century break so far — taking just five minutes and 15 seconds for a 103 clearance — as he took a 6–2 lead in his UK Championship quarter-final with Ireland 's Joe Swail . |
| 12 | He it was who inaugurated Continental excursions , for in 1925 he took a dozen boys to Bruges for eight days on an educational visit . |
| 13 | He took a 40 per cent pay cut , swapped the corporate splendour for a mushroom-coloured Portakabin by the Thames , and installed himself as chairman of a company which makes candles . |
| 14 | He took a 78 from the shelf in the cabinet , wiped it with a fat hand , and laid it on the turntable . |
| 15 | He took a ten shilling note from his trouser pocket and gave it to Gloria . |
| 16 | It took a hundred and fifty lorries to transport it to its home in Swindon . |
| 17 | It took a hundred firefighters more than four hours to bring it under control . |