Example sentences of "[coord] took [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As The Maniacs Came Killing I rolled three more into the trusty Smith and West Point and took up a manly pose . |
| 2 | Her face became twisted and not so pretty , and as her voice grew louder it lost its cultured tones and took on a snarling harshness . |
| 3 | As a result , he necessarily developed a new self-image , and took on a new social personality in the process . |
| 4 | Twenty-five years ago , the line built by George Stephenson in 1836 was saved from closure and took on a new lease of life as the North Yorkshire Moors Railway . |
| 5 | It changed as the Dornier accelerated away from them , and took on a rhythmic throbbing as it left the ground . |
| 6 | He reached into his tunic and took out a golden disc on a short chain . |
| 7 | On their way out they opened up a tool-box and took out a long slender chisel apiece . |
| 8 | I sat with my head in my hands for a while , then I went over to my desk and took out a small framed photograph of Anne and myself which I always hid before she arrived . |
| 9 | With that he reached into the pocket of his white overall and took out a small pair of scissors . |
| 10 | The Assistant Secretary put a large floppy handbag on the table and took out a small handkerchief . |
| 11 | Edward turned to the jewel box beside him , opened it and took out a small gold ring with a precious ruby winking in the centre . |
| 12 | His wife went over to a casket and took out a small roll of parchment . |
| 13 | She rummaged in a Gucci handbag and took out a small bottle of aspirins . |
| 14 | Penry propped up the pillows behind her , then opened the bag he 'd brought with him and took out a small torch . |
| 15 | Bernice reached into a pocket of her waistcoat and took out a grimy piece of paper : a bar receipt from some long-forgotten dive on a far away planet . |
| 16 | She crossed to one of the racks which lined the watered silk walls , her feet sinking into the deep cream carpet , and took out a black gown , holding it against her . |
| 17 | Victorine opened the fridge door and took out a fluted blue bowl clotted with white . |
| 18 | He unzipped his jacket and took out a scrunched-up copy of Motor Cycle News , opened it out , leaned against the wall of the lobby and began to read . |
| 19 | He reached into the inner pocket of his tunic and took out a slender silver case . |
| 20 | Rogers put them back and took out a New Testament . |
| 21 | Then he opened the right-hand drawer and took out a duplicated news-sheet which he slid across the desk towards her . |
| 22 | Carrie folded her arms and stared up at him as he thumbed through the ledger and took out a grease-stained sheet of paper . |
| 23 | He pointed to the horse and cart behind the ticket hut and took out a large gold watch from one of his pockets . |
| 24 | Twoflower reached into his pouch and took out a large round gold object , glanced at it for a moment , and slipped it back . |
| 25 | She glanced in the long mirror and , apparently satisfied , opened an oak chest and took out a drab fustian cloak of the type customarily worn by maidservants of the lower order , the which she had borrowed earlier from the servants ' quarters on a pretext . |
| 26 | His mind a careful blank , he reached to the shelf over it and took down a small plastic bag . |
| 27 | He went to the far kitchen wall and took down a large hanging scales . |
| 28 | He walked over to one of the shelves in the end wall and took down a large box-file . |
| 29 | Cathryn used to work with the Social Work Department in Craigmillar , but took up a fixed term post at Haddington once the decision was taken to go on tour . |