Example sentences of "i take [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Simply the sense of physical disgust which filled me whenever I took up a brush and dipped it in paint . |
| 2 | Every room in the house contained some form of Bible and I took up a large ancient looking one and opened it as if it had been a door into a cave . |
| 3 | ‘ So I took up a hold on 210 overhead the ditched pilot using Rate 1s as crosswind and base legs . |
| 4 | ‘ I took up a new hold at 500 feet over the pilot and was pleased to see the dinghy on the water , fully inflated , between the helicopter and the pilot — and upwind of him ! |
| 5 | I arrived at the shooting school well before the start , wearing a mackintosh , and with my umbrella up , I took up a position to watch . |
| 6 | Here I took up a position with the grand title of ‘ Consultant ’ . |
| 7 | The tide had n't covered the pebbles yet , so I took up a handful and lobbed them at the bottle . |
| 8 | I took up a lot of my daffs and started , erm erm I never take them up every year |
| 9 | While my mother attempted to sort out our family finances — no easy matter with the capital , La Paz , virtually divorced from all communication — I took on a job of work for Porua . |
| 10 | ‘ I have full responsibility for fund-raising and publicity and because I took on a new post it means I am introducing my own ideas in consultation with the directors and chairman . |
| 11 | ‘ There were problems in the past with the way the fund was run , but when I took over a couple of years ago we took a very long look at our accounting system and put matters right . |
| 12 | I got myself a couple of sausages on sticks , a hunk of crusty bread , and another Scotch , and I took over a pint of bitter for Seddon . |
| 13 | ‘ I took over a part in A Midsummer Night 's Dream . ’ |
| 14 | I told you in another part of this saga of mine that I took over a Night in No 7 Squadron from a Flight Commander . |
| 15 | I took over a hundred members to the rally in Hyde Park , erm two thirds of my workforce , and it was magnificent to see all the trade unionists there , especially the G M B banners . |
| 16 | ‘ He suggested it could have died another way , ’ Small recalls , ‘ so I took out a knife , skinned it on his desk , and showed him where the fox 's teeth had punctured the flesh . ’ |
| 17 | Editor , — In 1980 I took out a BMA-BUPA policy for myself , my wife , and my daughter . |
| 18 | I had worked as an assistant in Mothercare for quite a few years , so I took out a discount card with them when I was pregnant and I bought everything there at 20 per cent discount . |
| 19 | I had some material and they said they would make it up into a Kamiz for me , so next time I went there I took along a garment that fitted me . |
| 20 | ‘ I took along a card showing a Victorian photograph of male athletes . |
| 21 | I took down a few reference numbers from a noticeboard headed ‘ Cleaning ’ and then waited for my turn . |
| 22 | Back home , I took down a catalogue of works by Leslie Hakim-Dowek , one of the artists exhibiting in the show . |
| 23 | So I take up a book and try to read . |
| 24 | I take up a rifle and being that I am a crack shot , I win something to hang on a car mirror . |
| 25 | I take on a board all the comments that are made here , I I think they do need investigation . |
| 26 | If I take out a chunk , you can do |