Example sentences of "i took the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took the flu this year . |
| 2 | I took the bottle back on deck , where Hands drank half the rum before taking the bottle from his mouth . |
| 3 | That broom I 've got , cos I , I took the rest of them bushes out |
| 4 | I took the pen from the wheelbarrow and pointed with it to a pylon by the road , a hundred yards away . |
| 5 | Full of hope , I took the watch in to a smart business in the Rue du Rhône , where it was examined by a stately manager . |
| 6 | ‘ And , as I said , Rob and I took the chest over when it was finished . |
| 7 | I took the chance to examine one of the electric lights . |
| 8 | I took the afternoon off to see Ireland ( land of my birth ) illustrate just why Man City are a pile of shite , and then the agony of the evening . |
| 9 | The next year , 1965 , he had his choice of three F1 teams competing for his services and chose BRM : as he has said , he wanted to be in a team ‘ where they would n't rush me , a team where I would n't be battling for my place every time I took the grid , a team where I could learn from a man like Graham Hill ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ I took the canoe and left him there . ’ |
| 11 | She did n't resist when I took the can of mace from her hand and slipped it into my pocket . |
| 12 | I took the can carefully away at the last moment . |
| 13 | I took the painting and went through the cocktail bar and down the steps to the other deck and left the boat that way . |
| 14 | I took the plunge : ‘ Sergei , for instance ? ’ |
| 15 | So when mentioned that she still had 4 tickets left , I took the plunge and said yes we would be interested . |
| 16 | I was the only sane one , so although I hated to ask , I took the plunge . |
| 17 | ‘ I am very pleased I took the plunge , ’ he said . |
| 18 | I took the plunge . |
| 19 | ‘ But when I got behind the typewriter I thought , ‘ That ai n't gon na make a very good piece ’ and so I took the piss out of her something rotten . |
| 20 | I took the wad of twenties out of the bag and stuffed them into the back pocket of my jeans . |
| 21 | I took the night train for Fort William , which stops at Crianlarich at seven in the morning . |
| 22 | I took the money off his body . |
| 23 | I took the money and set off . |
| 24 | ‘ I took the water bus , ’ he said . |
| 25 | I too have lost fish — two Sailfin Mollies , three guppies and a Scissortail ( which committed suicide , unnoticed when I took the cover off the tank ) . |
| 26 | I took the cover off last night and had them with er cornflakes and they were lovely . |
| 27 | I took the milk , and I poured it on the floor where the slate is hollowed , because once I saw the lake in moonlight and it was white . |
| 28 | I took the milk out of the fridge and poured some into my tea . |
| 29 | I took the tent across next morning . ’ |
| 30 | Not knowing much about bird first-aid , I was n't sure what to do , so I took the bird home . |