Example sentences of "take the [num ord] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I , for my part , would take the second of the two roads . |
| 2 | Shooter , described in court as a salesman , was caught after a plain-clothes police officer posed as a courier taking the first of the blackmail money to a pick-up point at Edinburgh Airport . |
| 3 | Ian Pardoe , a Herefordshire fruit farmer , is taking the last of his apples to the market . |
| 4 | Although Laurie led the first day of the 1957 Open jointly with Eric Brown and Flory Van Donck , he was to finish out of the top twenty , Bobby Locke taking the last of his four Championship titles . |
| 5 | It was late in the day and she was taking the last of the sun . |
| 6 | Kim turned away , taking the last of the objects from the bag and setting it down on the bedside table . |
| 7 | Like an animal sliding away from an unwelcome confrontation , he took refuge in a displacement activity , taking the last of the little pastries hot with spice that had come with the drinks and waving the empty plate at a passing waiter . |
| 8 | In 1882 the Legislature took the first of these courses . |
| 9 | Getting through it took the last of his energy . |
| 10 | Outside on the terrace , Karen and Eduardo drank wine and took the last of the day 's sun . |