Example sentences of "he took a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took a hook from his waistbag . |
| 2 | He took a bite : the turkey was smoked also . |
| 3 | He took a bite . |
| 4 | Then he took a bite of his passion cake and asked , ‘ How come Jake 's marrying her if she 's so awful ? |
| 5 | He was a commissioner of customs , trade , and plantations , and joint paymaster of the Dunkirk garrison until 1662 , when he took a share in the great farm of the customs . |
| 6 | He took a share in a bookshop and publishing business , but the firm 's radical pamphlets may have incurred official displeasure and Reuter moved to Paris in 1848 . |
| 7 | From the cashbox he took a bundle of notes , and tossed them for her to catch . |
| 8 | When Father Boyle finished paying his workers at $6 an hour , he took a stack of cheques to deliver around the neighbourhoods of East Los Angeles . |
| 9 | He took a mouthful of beer and swilled it round his mouth several times to rinse the remains of his meal from his teeth . |
| 10 | He took a mouthful of ale , some of it dribbling down into his stubble . |
| 11 | He took a mouthful of the secret vodka , savouring it , carried it to the door , listened . |
| 12 | He took a mouthful of his brandy and glanced across at her , leaning back into the comfort of his upholstered wicker armchair . |
| 13 | He took a mouthful of his cognac . |
| 14 | He took a mouthful of his coffee . |
| 15 | Yet , all the same , as he took a mouthful of his brandy and reached across with his free hand to take hold of hers Lisa made no effort to extricate her fingers . |
| 16 | He took a mouthful of wine and regarded her , propping one hand against his head . |
| 17 | He took a mouthful of his coffee . |
| 18 | Then , watching her , he took a mouthful of his drink . |
| 19 | He took a mouthful of his pudding . |
| 20 | Last December , he took a drugs overdose and in September slashed his wrists and groin with a smuggled razor blade . |
| 21 | The day before the King crossed , early in the morning , he took a Frenchman across the Forth . ’ |
| 22 | He took a pride in his job and he did n't mind how many hours he put in as long as he got paid for them . |
| 23 | He took a swallow of beer and watched a red Lotus Elan convertible cutting an aggressive , jagged line between trucks and lazily driven cars . |
| 24 | He took a swallow from his glass . |
| 25 | He took a swallow of coffee and pulled a face . |
| 26 | He took a pill from his pocket , and popped it into his mouth . |
| 27 | He disobeyed Baudelaire 's instruction to be partial , or obeyed it only in so far as he took a stand against conservative taste . |
| 28 | As the Attorney-General — not as the Government — he took a stand and put his point to the House . |
| 29 | He took a pace backward , dropping his eyes and raising his hand to his collar . |
| 30 | Then he took a pace forward and she saw he was dressed in the russet smock of a verderer . |