Example sentences of "[pers pn] took the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That broom I 've got , cos I , I took the rest of them bushes out |
| 2 | I took the pen from the wheelbarrow and pointed with it to a pylon by the road , a hundred yards away . |
| 3 | That 's happened , I could n't get any one year I took the triplets to the erm Goose Hill coffee morning in the Town Hall and I gave them all money for the tombola and one of them won a Creme Egg |
| 4 | Dorothy and I took the triplets for their nursery visit on |
| 5 | She did n't resist when I took the can of mace from her hand and slipped it into my pocket . |
| 6 | I took the wad of twenties out of the bag and stuffed them into the back pocket of my jeans . |
| 7 | I took the money off his body . |
| 8 | I too have lost fish — two Sailfin Mollies , three guppies and a Scissortail ( which committed suicide , unnoticed when I took the cover off the tank ) . |
| 9 | I took the tent across next morning . ’ |
| 10 | In my utter loneliness I had only one resource : several times I took the ferry to North Shields , and walked up the steep bank to a certain public lavatory beside a roaring pub . |
| 11 | From Prince Rupert I took the ferry to the Queen Charlotte Islands to see some of the Haida tribe of Indians in their native region . |
| 12 | I took the swing for my own , and revelled in its leafy solitude and the soft pungent moss which grew beneath it , carpeting a pillowy clump of earth . |
| 13 | And when I arrived in Lanyon 's house , I took the dose of the drug that returned me to my normal appearance . |
| 14 | ‘ In the absence of any word from my client , I took the responsibility of renewing the tenancy for six months . |
| 15 | After breakfast on Sunday morning I took the ms of Jane Eyre to my little study and began to read it . |
| 16 | One day I took the opportunity of asking Mrs Fairfax a few questions about Mr Rochester , as I was curious about him , and the little housekeeper seemed happy to talk . |
| 17 | The disembarkation began immediately , and I took the opportunity of a run ashore with the others to survey our unique landfall . |
| 18 | I took the opportunity to — make use of a very convenient cache . |
| 19 | I took the opportunity in the interval between speaking and listening to the Minister 's wind-up to consult ’ Erskine May ’ on the subject of changing Bills ' titles . |
| 20 | I took the pins from my hair to dry it a bit and it sprang free . |
| 21 | I took the Klepper to eastern Slovakia in search of interesting , lively touring rivers , right up to the Russian border where further progress in this connection was stopped with a big ‘ Niet ’ . |
| 22 | I took the sheet of paper from him . |
| 23 | I knew you would want to see them , Captain — Mr Andropulos seems very anxious to see you — and I know you do n't like unauthorized people on the bridge so I took the liberty of putting the four gentlemen and the two young ladies in the wardroom . |
| 24 | Erm I took the liberty of saying yes to Maureen to come along and record the language debate . |
| 25 | I took the liberty of inviting my friend Carlo along . |
| 26 | ‘ At this present moment they are engaged in a fully comprehensive training course using the systems run by the local college , on which I took the liberty of enrolling them . |
| 27 | Next I took the liberty of calling on his daughter , Mrs. Carolan . |
| 28 | I took the liberty of reserving a table for us . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I took the liberty of calling , ’ he said . |
| 30 | I took the liberty of planting a listening device in the jukebox you … earned . |