Example sentences of "[coord] took out a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sat with my head in my hands for a while , then I went over to my desk and took out a small framed photograph of Anne and myself which I always hid before she arrived . |
| 2 | The old Frenchman motioned for them to sit down and continue with their meal as he opened a cupboard and took out a bottle and two glasses . |
| 3 | Moran walked across to the curtained press where he kept medicines and took out a glass and a full bottle of Redbreast . |
| 4 | He pointed to the horse and cart behind the ticket hut and took out a large gold watch from one of his pockets . |
| 5 | Catherine opened her purse and took out a coin . |
| 6 | She opened the desk and took out a powder compact and lightly touched her reddened lids . |
| 7 | He opened the desk drawer and took out a page at random . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , then — ’ Alice walked across the kitchen to the open fireplace and , bending towards the oven at the side of it , she opened the door and took out a casserole dish and placed it on the table before she went on , ‘ If that 's how you 're feeling I think it 's about time you got yourself married . ’ |
| 9 | She crossed to one of the racks which lined the watered silk walls , her feet sinking into the deep cream carpet , and took out a black gown , holding it against her . |
| 10 | Instead , she began to cry , reached for her handbag and took out a handkerchief , sniffed into it , looked at me sweetly , then embraced me . |
| 11 | Cy reached inside his jacket pocket and took out a phial of pills . |
| 12 | Expertly , he tied her hands behind her back , felt inside her pockets and took out a key . |
| 13 | He reached into his pocket and took out a pen . |
| 14 | Then he opened the right-hand drawer and took out a duplicated news-sheet which he slid across the desk towards her . |
| 15 | She glanced in the long mirror and , apparently satisfied , opened an oak chest and took out a drab fustian cloak of the type customarily worn by maidservants of the lower order , the which she had borrowed earlier from the servants ' quarters on a pretext . |
| 16 | He reached into his back pockets and took out a wad of old notes . |
| 17 | But she dipped her thumb and forefinger into the bag and took out a pinch of snuff . |
| 18 | When the last patient had gone , Reid opened the refrigerator in the dispensary and took out a packet wrapped in white paper . |
| 19 | Kate opened her bag and took out a packet of Consulate . |
| 20 | On their way out they opened up a tool-box and took out a long slender chisel apiece . |
| 21 | It came up through the floor and took out a piece of his ear . |
| 22 | Woodward opened the folder that was on the desk and took out a paper . |
| 23 | Duncan sat on the edge of the other desk as the policeman opened a drawer and took out a bottle of vodka . |
| 24 | He fumbled in his pocket and took out a key . |
| 25 | Carrie folded her arms and stared up at him as he thumbed through the ledger and took out a grease-stained sheet of paper . |
| 26 | The three lapsed into silence until the lorry was rumbling over Tower Bridge , then Freddie slipped his hand into his coat pocket and took out a handful of silver . |
| 27 | He watched Harry for a while and then , cautiously , opened the mini bar and took out a block of chocolate . |
| 28 | Madame sat down in Ellie 's father 's chair , by the unlit fire , and took out a cigarette from her purse , while Ellie stood uncertainly by . |
| 29 | I opened my favourite drawer and took out a pint of bourbon . |
| 30 | He went to the document case and took out a fistful of money , pretending to weigh it in his hand . |