Example sentences of "[pron] take [art] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Shall I take a knife and tear my mother 's breast ?
2 Can I take the salt and pepper through or do you need it ?
3 And I shit myself cos someone took a picture but
4 ‘ I do n't know , but it would appear that someone took an axe and drove it hard against the wall , with such force the stone was marked and the wooden handle of the axe shattered . ’
5 The doctor seems to think I took a chill while out walking on Tuesday last .
6 ‘ I slipped it in my pocket and forgot about it till one day when I was down at yon ford and I took a swig and , by God , it 's potent . ’
7 ‘ Nobody south of Perth had heard of malt whisky in those days , ’ he said , ‘ so I took a bottle and six glasses into my final crit .
8 This occurred just after I took a turning and found myself on a road curving around the edge of a hill .
9 I took a sleeping-pill and went to bed straight after supper .
10 I took a sip and the warmth went down inside me .
11 Dave , Lancashire region , on three nine seven , Chair , when I got elected to the Labour Council in Rochdale , I took a whip that I had , did what the policy was of the Rochdale D L P .
12 As I took a pace or two to my right , starting to run towards that taint dull promise of escape , a vision distantly revealed itself .
13 There was no chance of them spawning while the tyrant Fire continued his reign of terror so I took a chance and moved the five Fires to another community .
14 It started on a Friday night in November when I felt a bit odd , so I took a paracetamol and went to bed with a hot-water bottle .
15 I took a sword and ran out into the sun .
16 I took a pin and pushed it into the nugget .
17 I took a breath and pulled myself hand over hand down the curtain , seeking to find the bottom of it with my feet : and there was indeed a gap between the bottom edge of the curtain and the mud , but only a matter of inches , and there was clutter down there , unidentifiable , pressing against the barrier , trying to get past it .
18 I took a breath and gripped hard .
19 I took a wineskin and went through the alleys and byeways of Leicester to Greyfriars Church .
20 I took a boat and went out on Lake Geneva .
21 I took no part and declined to be drawn-4.30 Returned to King and ‘ kissed hands ’ .
22 I took no notice and passed through the door at the far end of the room .
23 I was told there was an acting scholarship going and I was broke so I took an audition and by a marvellous chance , won the scholarship .
24 I took the canoe and left him there . ’
25 I took the painting and went through the cocktail bar and down the steps to the other deck and left the boat that way .
26 So when mentioned that she still had 4 tickets left , I took the plunge and said yes we would be interested .
27 I took the money and set off .
28 Melanie took her legs and I took the bows and we struggled up the steps , Carol 's bum hitting most of them , which I reckoned Melanie was doing deliberately .
29 no , but I took the bits that I wanted , and my bits and I 'll try and get on that
30 So I took the name and address and so eventually a summons came through for this old lady .
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