Example sentences of "[coord] take [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kenamun 's deadline came and went , but Taheb , with her ease of access to information , heard nothing to suggest that the Medjay captain had been either dismissed or taken off the case . |
| 2 | The laughter filled the room , it filled the shop , it even penetrated the wall into the tobacconist 's shop and made Arthur Conway wonder if the three old girls next door had gone barmy or taken to the bottle early in the day , for it was said that they took wine with their dinner . |
| 3 | If the guarantee or deposit is wholly or partly forfeited , or taken for the payment of fines or costs , you must repay the corresponding amount to us without delay . |
| 4 | This can then be followed by a semantically ‘ empty ’ verb such as give or take in the passive . |
| 5 | A man climbs into a machine and takes to the air and crosses the English Channel . |
| 6 | He really needs to get to see and take off the stuff that . |
| 7 | They took to each new form of transport enthusiastically , motoring across Europe and the States in the twenties and taking to the air in the thirties . |
| 8 | Flying was thrilling and romantic and taking to the air was for women of spirit while those who stayed on the ground had feet of clay . |
| 9 | This is arrived at by taking the selling price prevailing at the end of the year £140 less the costs per bed of advertising , delivery etc. of £10 making a net selling price of £130 , and taking off the cost of beds at the end of the period , i.e. £120 . |
| 10 | He , Ratagan and Isay were wandering the fortress and taking in the holiday atmosphere for want of something else to do before the feast began . |
| 11 | The rest of the afternoon we spent shopping and taking in the experience of having so many shops and stalls under one roof There were all types to browse in from clothes , stationery , crafts and food as well as many others . |
| 12 | He and Henry had been going all their grown-up lives to the British Transport Museum in Clapham , running their fingers over the polished wheels , regretting the end of brass fitments , and taking in the beauty of the fish-net luggage racks . |
| 13 | Slowly he righted himself and took off the mask , although she could not see his face for she was not looking at him . |
| 14 | I decided to chance it and killed the bike 's engine and took off the helmet . |
| 15 | Margery drank and took off the flying-helmet and lay face-down on the bed . |
| 16 | A few sprouted wings and took to the air , without bothering to become birds first . |
| 17 | I joined the feathered legions and took to the air . |
| 18 | Er took it up the field and took to the school then we got at it and it and bath full of feathers . |
| 19 | In November 1983 , for example , Michael Hickey pulled on five jumpers , five pairs of trousers , four pairs of socks , several bin liners and a blanket , too a sheet on which he had written ‘ We are innocent ’ and took to the roof of Gartree maximum security prison . |
| 20 | Democratic contender Paul Tsongas added fitness to his campaign and took to the swimming pool to improve his image . |
| 21 | In the Wintertime they had a boat they called the Redloch and she went to Stramness and took sillocks from Stramness and took to the gut factory here in the Wintertime . |
| 22 | Greg stood in the doorway , and took in the man and his work . |
| 23 | Choosing a space on the edge of the wall , a respectful distance apart from the girls , I dangled my legs over the edge and took in the spectacle unfolding below . |
| 24 | He sprawled sideways and took in the twitching , frightened balloon with its cross-hatched plumpness rounded out by the golden sun on one side , curving into purple dusk on the other , and the heavy , ugly , functional basket . |
| 25 | ‘ Where 's Sarah ? ’ he demanded , and took in the scene in front of him . |
| 26 | Hope flicked to alert and took in the scene : five other parties , all yielding the centre to the couple who occupied it with proprietorial ease ; several guides being consulted , some read from aloud , everywhere the men pointing , the indies dipping their heads to listen or lifting them to question , with seeming humility , the words of the scholars and their translators . |
| 27 | They stood beside Ace , and took in the panorama that was laid out like a map below the edge of the plateau . |
| 28 | We were split into two separate teams and taken into the play area . |
| 29 | New commitments would be recorded , and taken into the anniversary White Papers for monitoring . |
| 30 | With the workman 's help she was lifted from the boat and taken into the palazzo . |