Example sentences of "[adv] [noun prp] took the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ben got busted so Pru took the kids to Glasgow to live with her Mum . |
| 2 | Its member states had joined for diverse reasons , and of the regional states perhaps only Thailand took the Pact seriously . |
| 3 | Only John took the ‘ poorter 's oath ’ necessary for those who wanted to establish a business , and from this we may surmise that James Champneys lived with John and Jane and that the business was solely in John 's name . |
| 4 | Eventually Anthony took the pad away and found a few albino strands growing behind . |
| 5 | Absently Luke took the carnation from his button-hole and dropped it on the bookshelves . |
| 6 | In 27 BC Octavian took the name Augustus , offered to him by the Roman Senate . |
| 7 | Then an hour later Curley took the same action with 2-1 favourite Torwada . |
| 8 | It was the end of the week before Lyn took the cat basket back . |
| 9 | Today Canada took the silver , and the United States the bronze medal . |
| 10 | ‘ Bored with my company already ? ’ — which not surprisingly Stuart took the wrong way . |
| 11 | Then Prentice took the seat next to me in the corridor and I just knew the day would n't get any better whatever the weather forecast . |
| 12 | Then Janet took the lead then overtaken ten seconds later . |
| 13 | Once again Rose took the lead , and removing her arms from around his neck started to undo the buttons on the front of his trousers . |
| 14 | The juggle with phone and gearstick was impossible , and adroitly Belinda took the receiver while he controlled the car . |
| 15 | Again Cowley took the picture , and smiled ; but his mind was racing , searching for the link between what Roz had said and the image he held of a man , killed in a car crash . |
| 16 | Occasionally Ella took the train to town with a portfolio of hand-blocked patterns , and usually she returned , blown but jubilant , with a few orders from firms who appreciated her strong shades of olive green , dull beetroot and dirty yellow madly ensnared in black mesh . |