Example sentences of "took [adj] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a large contingent of buyers from Eire who took 32 rams in total . |
| 2 | Next , he took each hand in turn , and smeared the greasy oil between her fingers , and thence upwards to the slope of her shapely shoulders . |
| 3 | It took professional journals like Building News and foreign observers like Muthesius to recognize Nonconformity 's achievements . |
| 4 | It would er but as I 've already said the bed looked made er totally un-slept in it looked as though it had just been made up from new and un-slept in which is why I took that course of action . |
| 5 | You never took that form to school . |
| 6 | But what white kids did when they took that form of music was to quote white literature which is head stuff , and nothing to do with what 's under your balls . |
| 7 | It took that length of time for The Times to reach Carewscourt from London , where it was posted every morning . |
| 8 | The water was very cold , it took eight hours to film and eight days for Duncan 's head to lose that ‘ prune ’ look . |
| 9 | She took little account of time , and was hardly even aware that she had been placed in Lady Merchiston 's old bedchamber . |
| 10 | Children from homes where parents took little interest in education had suffered rather than benefited from its introduction , he added . |
| 11 | Most Germans now took little interest in politics , becoming cynical about the authoritarian and military values of the past , and uncertain of what to put in their place . |
| 12 | In public life , Holford served as Conservative MP for East Gloucestershire from 1854 to 1872 and was a JP , but he took little interest in politics . |
| 13 | After this , the school itself took complete responsibility for sex education and , as was mooted in public debate in the late 1980s , they operated a system of ‘ opting in ’ rather than ‘ opting out ’ by which parents were asked whether they wished their children to participate . |
| 14 | She smiled modestly , and took another bite of chocolate biscuit . |
| 15 | Miss Jarman sniffed heavily , took another mouthful of port and when it had gone down said testily : ‘ We 've much to talk over y'know that . |
| 16 | He stopped suddenly and took another mouthful of lamb . |
| 17 | Laidlaw took another mouthful of beer then got to his feet and walked to the stairs at the end of the room . |
| 18 | Yorke took another swallow of beer and glanced again towards the cassette player , but said nothing . |
| 19 | Helen unsnapped her bra , shook it off , and took another swallow of wine . |
| 20 | With her heart thudding so loudly that she felt sure he must feel it through her ribcage , she took another gulp of tea and waited , knowing he must speak , explain somehow what it was that had suddenly flared between them again . |
| 21 | When the prayers for his soul were already being said , he took another sheet of paper and began to write again . |
| 22 | She rolled her eyes and took another swig of gin . |
| 23 | Elinor took another swig of sherry and Henry arranged wine glasses at each place . |
| 24 | She grimaced as she took another swig of Coke . |
| 25 | Er another brother in the in twenty six , he he took another course of action , he he he cleared off and er he went to he went to live in Australia . |
| 26 | He took another sip of whisky and gazed thoughtfully at the ceiling . |
| 27 | She took another sip of wine and smiled crookedly . |
| 28 | Bob took another teaspoonful of sugar . |
| 29 | He took another length of rope , and lovingly wound it around the post and her waist . |
| 30 | Death poured himself a mug of tea and took another slice of bread and butter . |