Example sentences of "he took out a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Marsh was so incensed by the attempted prosecution that he took out a summons to obtain his costs , and yesterday at a brief hearing in the High Court the Attorney General agreed to pay his costs and not to take any further action on the matter . |
| 2 | He took out a licence to train in 1976 and is based at Saxon Lodge Stables in Upper Lambourn . |
| 3 | Pipe has achieved ever-increasing tallies in each of the 14 years since he took out a licence . |
| 4 | He took out a handkerchief and mopped the slight perspiration from his face . |
| 5 | He took out a pen and added , at the bottom : |
| 6 | He took out a pencil and note-book like a policeman at a road accident . |
| 7 | He took out a small black leather address book . |
| 8 | He drank some of the vodka before opening another drawer from which he took out a large folder . |
| 9 | From his saddlebag he took out a frayed and crease-torn map . |
| 10 | He took out a notebook , wrote something on it , tore off the top sheet , put it on the table . |
| 11 | Barbados had witnessed a rather different Hanif a year earlier as he took out a 16-hour 10-minute lease on the crease and sculpted a monumental 337 against Worrell and Co . |
| 12 | With clumsy fingers he took out a pack of cigarettes and tried to light one . |
| 13 | ‘ He took out a beautiful silk handkerchief It was a big square , with a green and golden pattern . |
| 14 | He took out a long piece of paper , and read : |
| 15 | A woman came up with a red balloon and asked him to autograph it , and he took out a fountain pen and commenced a squeaky signature . |
| 16 | He took out a pipe and poured a little brandy . |
| 17 | Fagin then locked the door and from a hidden hole in the floor , he took out a small box , which he placed carefully on the table . |
| 18 | When we moved in here , he took out a loan because he 's in a band and wanted a new guitar , but we could n't afford the payments on Social . |
| 19 | He idly pushed around the salt and pepper to avoid meeting anyone 's eyes , and then he took out a sachet from the sugar bowl and looked at it with curiosity . |
| 20 | Do you have to ? ’ she snarled at him as he took out a cigarette . |
| 21 | In 1678 he took out a patent for a simple ‘ engine ’ turning wheels for spinners of flax , and recommended county workhouses to Parliament in Provision for the Poor . |
| 22 | In 1862 , with his mill manager , he took out a patent on an improved way of drying machine-made paper and of regulating the supply of pulp to the paper machine . |
| 23 | In 1933 he took out a British passport , falsely claiming his place of birth as Galway , Ireland . |
| 24 | Then he took out a book from his desk and began to search for a name . |
| 25 | He took out a handkerchief and wiped sweat from his face . |
| 26 | He took out a key and let himself into the building . |
| 27 | Just before he left , he took out a lot of money from his bank . |
| 28 | He took out a cigarette and lit it . |
| 29 | He took out a large photograph and placed it on her knee , taking her cup from her with the same effortless movement . |
| 30 | He took out a typescript , to which was attached a handwritten manuscript . |