Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] took [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the restart it took Red Alligator longer to break clear of the freshmen . |
| 2 | The King of Portugal offered to raise him to the title of Count Torre Bella on condition he took Portuguese nationality . |
| 3 | Then from her robe she took another chip , silvery and translucent and twice the size of the others . |
| 4 | However , being unwilling to contradict her parents ' wishes she took three science A-levels rather than the arts subjects she preferred . |
| 5 | I took a retirement I took early retirement coming in the |
| 6 | For an overview we took each party 's average score across the four party images , and each leader 's average score across the twelve leader images . |
| 7 | The level of SR activity declined sharply and in the pre-war period they took less advantage than did the SDs of the opportunities for legal activity . |
| 8 | While loading Frankenstein I took some time to read the inlay . |
| 9 | This was a very tense time and to my complete amazement I took 2nd place in the amateur class . |
| 10 | In Magdalen 's communal life I took little part . |
| 11 | When the Quins arrived at Sudbury at midday they took one look at the pitch and declined to play . |
| 12 | Next week , Mr Irons and Sheriff Nicholson are to petition the Court of Session to reverse a decision it took last year , effectively removing them as Torrie trustees , and making the university the sole trustee of the collection . |
| 13 | In spite of the garden we took some time to get accustomed to our new way of living . |
| 14 | In the last two chapters we took some time to reach the chosen texts . |
| 15 | Joe , I 'm not seeking to close down on discussion about item er , three , one and three , three but in view of the discussion we took this morning , you took this morning about the capital building programme and referring it to er , P A G , may I suggest that they both go that way , unless you have any particular comments to add to . |
| 16 | Earlier this year he took third prize for his leeks in the British Championship and scooped the top prize in the Welsh Onion Championship . |
| 17 | With the conventional weighing system it took some time for the information about packet weights to get to the point where decisions could be made to adjust either the oven or the wrapping machine . |
| 18 | just missing out on a win was local powerboater Steve Kerton … in the French round of the world formula one championships at Chalon he took second place but is still chasing hard for the crown … which he 's never won … |
| 19 | I think if parents are concerned and feel that their child is brighter than his performance shows , then it is time they took some action . |
| 20 | His previous home had been completely refurbished by interior designers , so this time he took great pleasure in creating his own individual style . |
| 21 | An officer soon afterwards , and finally Captain Coetzee by the time he took early retirement in 1986 . |
| 22 | that time he took this fridge and you kept asking him if he were selling it cos w it were empty were n't it , and he says no it 's a load of rubbish . |
| 23 | In fact it took some time to make effective progress , in part because of institutional changes ; Lord Portal replaced Lord Reith , and in 1943 a separate Ministry of Town and Country Planning was set up . |
| 24 | In fact he took neither course ; in his own account — in The Prelude — he gives the impression of a drifter , ‘ detached from academic cares ’ , and he tells us that he ‘ did not love … our scholastic studies ’ . |