Example sentences of "[pron] also took a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I also took a few injudicious swigs of potent farmhouse cider -but more of that liquid indiscretion in a moment . |
| 2 | David Mellor , Treasury Chief Secretary , who also took a front-line role in exposing Labour 's tax and spending plans , was given his own department , in charge of National Heritage — including arts , sports , broadcasting and the national lottery . |
| 3 | They also took a thousand pounds cash . |
| 4 | He also took a close interest in Liberal politics . |
| 5 | He was a member of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts and the East India mission , and a commissioner for the building of fifty new churches , and he also took a close interest in the relief and resettlement of continental Protestant refugees . |
| 6 | He also took a strong part in famine relief and the campaign to abolish the British opium trade to China . |
| 7 | He also took a small stone from the centre of the strange formation , and shortly after his return home , he attended a meeting with other dowsers and suggested that it might be interesting to dowse the crop circle samples . |
| 8 | He also took a nightly bath containing lavender , clary-sage or chamomile — sometimes a blend of all three essences . |
| 9 | He also took a few new recruits , notably three young lieutenants , Harry Poat , Tony Marsh and Johnny Wiseman , all three of whom went on to make their mark on the regiment . |