Example sentences of "and [pron] took [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Beyond the Family Album ’ , which Jo showed at the Hayward alongside the elegant landscapes of Thomas Cooper and the ironic social documentary of Martin Parr , was a turning point in women 's photography and everyone took notice . |
| 2 | We did n't tell anyone , and I took things very quietly , doing exactly what was advised and taking it one day at a time . |
| 3 | Flashman said : ‘ Barry and I took calls on Thursday from someone saying he was Martin Edwards , and we genuinely thought it was him . |
| 4 | And I took part in some of their tests . |
| 5 | And I took wife with me and there was er old fellow I took him and all . |
| 6 | It began to pour and I took shelter in a basement café . |
| 7 | I had adored my father and I took ages to get over it . |
| 8 | Twelve to fourteen you did that , and I took papers out for a newsagent called on erm . |
| 9 | I knew about them because of being at art college and I took Steve and Paul down with me and introduced them to a scene they knew nothing about . |
| 10 | And I took lashings of photos — ’ He stopped , suddenly frowning . |
| 11 | Dad would n't have let me , but he held back because he did n't want to upset Mum and I took advantage . ’ |
| 12 | I was a junior Minister and I took advantage of the dispensation which enabled me to vote no in that referendum . |
| 13 | But all was deserted , and I took comfort from a star : |
| 14 | By now , rain had begun to fall , and I took refuge in the Imperial Hotel . |
| 15 | My life was deconstructing and I took refuge in my work . |
| 16 | In the following days and weeks my mother and I took turns to visit him every day ; we realized how much our presence meant to him . |
| 17 | It is no coincidence or mistake that it was the Conservative party that applied to take Britain into the Community , and which took Britain in . |
| 18 | The 1990/91 budget , which was outlined by Suharto on Jan. 4 , 1990 , and which took effect in April , departed from the general trend of recent years . |
| 19 | Something of a myth has developed about the universality of ‘ live ’ variety that can be explained in terms of generalizations based on those great centres London and New York , and by the ubiquitous nature of printed sheet music which often used the name of a star as a selling gimmick and which took songs into many pubs and drinking saloons as well as into many homes . |
| 20 | If you , if all your loans to B Sky B were performing and you took credit for them what , what would the contribution be ? |
| 21 | You terrified this young woman , you raped her , you threatened her life and those of her children and you took money . |
| 22 | ‘ And you took care of this active service unit ? ’ |
| 23 | I just thought , if it was any good if I took Bryony to the hairdresser with me and you took Richard and James |
| 24 | Solly was prepared to try it in the days when Napes Needles was still ‘ a rattling good ‘ un ’ and you took photos of your mates with plates in a Thornton-Pickard Folding ruby camera . |
| 25 | And all of a sudden , she was n't crying any more , she was angry , and she took hold of Cati 's hair and pulled . |
| 26 | Hey she was right , and she was in the bushes in Vietnam and she took hold of these prisoners right |
| 27 | She came tentatively into the house , as warm and gentle as anything , and she took Dad out to the car . |
| 28 | ‘ I told her God did n't exist and she took offence . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she said , since the mood of the morning appeared to depend solely on her , and she took Finn a cup of coffee . |
| 30 | Er Nicola had a baby , she suffered from postnatal depression and er can I ask for a bit of hush there please , Nicola suffered from postnatal depression and she took Prozac . |