Example sentences of "[noun] he took a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the drawing-room he took a great deal of persuading to sit down , and then , when Louise finally joined them , drifting in in her rose-silk dress , Grégoire seemed so overcome that he forgot to rise . |
| 2 | On occasion he took a personal interest in the apprehension and punishment of poachers who took his deer , and his Attorney-General took proceedings in the Star Chamber against offenders in the Wiltshire forests . |
| 3 | From his jacket pocket he took a small vanity mirror and adjusted his hair . |
| 4 | With his wife and daughter he took a small cottage in the Market Square , ( adjacent to the Red Lion and opposite the White Lion ) , and there seven more children were born , though not all of them grew to maturity . |
| 5 | His eyes blazed with a sudden fury , and as she cringed away from him in horror he took a deep breath and ruthlessly controlled himself till nothing but the white-boned knuckles showed his internal rage . |
| 6 | On his second wave he took a steep drop and his nose dug in . |
| 7 | When she approached the youth he took a hesitant step back but froze to the spot on seeing Graham 's threatening look . |
| 8 | From another box he took a large rose . |
| 9 | Out of his family 's travails he helped to make a fastness of domestic security — Cis , Ifor and the barricades of brothers , sisters , cousins , aunts , ever-open houses … out of the outwardly unpromising landscape of a war-battered , low-waged steel , coal and chapel culture he took a fine voice , musical knowledge , a skill in many sports , a love for learning : and he never forgot that a few shillings would and did make the difference between dignity and pity , poverty and decent comfort . |
| 10 | Both fell to peeler crab on a 1/0 hook to 15 lb line to give Roy a unique double — before Christmas he took a 4 lb 7 oz flounder from the Exe to set a new best for his club 's inner area record . |
| 11 | As he raced up the narrow track he took a quick look over his shoulder . |
| 12 | This time he took a six on it . |
| 13 | Throughout this time he took a keen personal interest in the education of young engineers , especially in the Horwich Mechanics ' Institute , which he founded in 1888 . |