Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] taken a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sharpe looked down the high street , half expecting to see French Dragoons galloping into the small village , but it was only the Prince of Orange who had abandoned his carriage and taken a horse from one of his escort . |
| 2 | ‘ We would have taken the same action and taken a prosecution if it had been any other film which had been shown without the consent of the licence-holder . ’ |
| 3 | You could have vanished into a Scotch mist and taken a boat to one of the Western Isles — with all the plate and linen , etc. , etc. — for all I am aware . |
| 4 | They had ignored the seriousness of the news bulletins that night and taken a trip down the Mersey on the Royal Iris to celebrate the finishing of their bedroom , though Mr Chamberlain had told them next day that they were at war with Germany . |
| 5 | His damp hair was slicked back as if he 'd recently been for a swim or taken a shower . |
| 6 | A school leaver in 1976 , he had never owned a camera or taken a picture . |