Example sentences of "[noun prp] took [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dersingham took a dark-coloured paisley handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his lips and then his nose with it . |
| 2 | The Habsburgs took the Turkish threat more seriously than Matthias had done . |
| 3 | Madge Grimsilk took a small hand torch from her bag , pressed the button and placed it behind the forest at one side . |
| 4 | Antonio devoured half of his burger in one bite , whilst Susanna took a tiny morsel of lobster . |
| 5 | Edward took no constructive pains to build support for his rule but was content to make it financially sound , in itself a notable achievement yet one secured at an exorbitant political cost . |
| 6 | Hardy took a keen interest in their production , although , with two exceptions , the plays themselves were not his work . |
| 7 | ’ Ari took a sharp breath , which made Leila jump . |
| 8 | Lucy took a deep breath . |
| 9 | Hyacinth took a long time to respond . |
| 10 | Near it , Scott took the British flag from under his clothes , and put it up . |
| 11 | St. David took a close look at his leg ‘ Sorry old son , nothing I can do . |
| 12 | Dana Gillespie : ‘ I 've got to say , I think in a way cocaine can really freeze your emotions , and David took an awful lot . |
| 13 | Davies points out that Gorbachev took a conservative attitude to Soviet history for the first 18 months of his time in power . |
| 14 | In December 1988 Gorbachev took the United Nations by storm and wrongfooted the American administration , then impotent during the hand-over of power from Reagan to President-elect George Bush , by announcing a unilateral reduction of 10 per cent in Russia 's conventional forces . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Rex took a deep breath , sprang out from hiding and drew down upon the boy in the business suit . |
| 17 | Rex took a precautionary step backwards . |
| 18 | Policeman Bob Walker took the individual honours from peg one returning 9lb 15oz . |
| 19 | Bert took a long sniff and looked at Yanto . |
| 20 | Blending the bizarre with the familiar , Butlin took the established model of the British Holiday Camp by the scruff of the neck . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Rebecca took the Japanese-made VHF radio , weighing no more than a bag of sugar , on her summit assault . |
| 23 | Maisie took a ten-pound note from Robert 's pocket and waved it at him through the glass . |
| 24 | Jean took a deep breath . |
| 25 | Grimma took a deep breath . |
| 26 | ‘ It said — , ’ Sacco took a deep breath , his eyes bulged , and he attempted the foghorn mooing that was human sound : ‘ Bbbllllooooooooddddyyyee kkiiiddddddssss ! ’ ’ |
| 27 | Out of her pocket Mrs Wright took a revolting bone covered in fat . |
| 28 | John Leversedge from Haringey took an early lead and was a convincing winner in just over one hour nine minutes … second place turned out to be a battle all the way to the line … |
| 29 | Andy took a deep breath and patted my head , chuckling . |
| 30 | The Vauxhall HPC Seven is so powerful that Caterham took the unusual step of offering a high performance driving course in the price of the car ( between £18,200 and £23,000 ) , compulsory for the under 25s . |