Example sentences of "if he took the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Apart from the boring bits , like opening up , checking the vaults and so on , ’ she mused , holding her breath to see if he took the bait . |
2 | It was as if he took the frost and snow personally . ’ |
3 | What would happen if he took the glass from her hand and kissed her parted lips Harry glimpsed in that instant , prefigured in the alluring darkness of her dress , darker , it seemed , than even the deepest of the shadows around them . |
4 | ‘ And if he took the ring , he might have taken something else , might n't he ? ’ |
5 | A defendant would be guilty of the offence if he took the car , abandoned it and someone else damaged it before it was recovered . |
6 | They ate by candlelight ( ‘ Electricity , my dear , is so cruel , ’ Lionel told Mrs Beeley ) , and from where she sat throughout the meal she could feel his gaze , steady , as if he took the image of her inwards . |