Example sentences of "he [adj] took [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arguing that Richard 's attack on Toulouse was a breach of the truce of 1187 — which Richard denied — Philip invaded Berry for the second time in twelve months , though he first took care to ascertain that Henry II disclaimed any responsibility for his son 's actions and was therefore unlikely to move swiftly to his assistance . |
| 2 | Despite the disquiet at the club this year , Mr Stringer still appears more relaxed and more in control than he did when he first took charge in that winter of 1987 . |
| 3 | This was perhaps because he managed to stop Sandys sweeping the aircraft-carriers onto the junk-heap of history as he had intended to do when he first took office . |
| 4 | His own union grew from 1,000 when he first took office to 10,000 within a decade . |
| 5 | While he was fantasizing in this way the mare seemed to get used to his being there and when he next took notice of her she was quite close to him and looking at him curiously , head stretched out , upper lip quivering . |