Example sentences of "[noun] took a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the May and June protests journalists took a leading part in demanding greater freedom of the press , and sympathetic reports of the pro-democracy movement briefly appeared in newspapers and broadcasts . |
| 2 | All the craftsmen took a real pride in their work , receiving only one shilling and threepence an hour but still realising how much better off they were than previous generations . |
| 3 | It seemed to Lefevre that the splash took a long time in coming . |
| 4 | Dersingham took a dark-coloured paisley handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his lips and then his nose with it . |
| 5 | Madge Grimsilk took a small hand torch from her bag , pressed the button and placed it behind the forest at one side . |
| 6 | On the economy , on Europe and on support for the new leadership , Labour took a giant step towards becoming the Party the people will trust to govern Britain . |
| 7 | Antonio devoured half of his burger in one bite , whilst Susanna took a tiny morsel of lobster . |
| 8 | Earthquakes took a high toll , as at Turnovo , and some of the more famous examples , like Rila Monastery , near Sofia , have been rebuilt much later ( see Volume 4 ) . |
| 9 | Hardy took a keen interest in their production , although , with two exceptions , the plays themselves were not his work . |
| 10 | ’ Ari took a sharp breath , which made Leila jump . |
| 11 | The home side took a sensational lead after only four minutes . |
| 12 | Lucy took a deep breath . |
| 13 | Hyacinth took a long time to respond . |
| 14 | St. David took a close look at his leg ‘ Sorry old son , nothing I can do . |
| 15 | Dana Gillespie : ‘ I 've got to say , I think in a way cocaine can really freeze your emotions , and David took an awful lot . |
| 16 | Davies points out that Gorbachev took a conservative attitude to Soviet history for the first 18 months of his time in power . |
| 17 | Fear took a firm grip on Rose 's stomach . |
| 18 | Humphrys took a keen interest in sport throughout his life ; he is said to have bowled out W. G. Grace [ q.v. ] three times while at Oxford . |
| 19 | Rex took a deep breath , sprang out from hiding and drew down upon the boy in the business suit . |
| 20 | Rex took a precautionary step backwards . |
| 21 | Bert took a long sniff and looked at Yanto . |
| 22 | It was shortly before ten o clock this mornng that an inmate took a civiliam employee hostage at Woodhill jail in Milton Keynes.Unconfirmed reports say the prisoner was on remand on a robbery charge , but was unarmned when the hostage was taken . |
| 23 | And as if to brook no further argument , Madame Gautier took a large paper bag and emptied the entire contents of the cookie jar into it . |
| 24 | A 24-year-old man was taken by one ambulance crew to Wrexham Maelor Hospital with cuts to the head , back and chest injuries , while another ambulance took a semi-conscious man from Holywell to Glan Clwyd hospital at Bodelwyddan . |
| 25 | THE POUND took a new battering yesterday . |
| 26 | Maisie took a ten-pound note from Robert 's pocket and waved it at him through the glass . |
| 27 | Jean took a deep breath . |
| 28 | Grimma took a deep breath . |
| 29 | Bonanza took a heavy silver cigar-case from his pocket and removed a fat Havana . |
| 30 | ‘ It said — , ’ Sacco took a deep breath , his eyes bulged , and he attempted the foghorn mooing that was human sound : ‘ Bbbllllooooooooddddyyyee kkiiiddddddssss ! ’ ’ |