Example sentences of "he take [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He takes a nap on a bed and guzzles four pints of milk a day . |
| 2 | He takes a coin , spins it , let it fall between his feet . |
| 3 | ‘ He takes a leap in the dark , ’ was one of Birkenhead 's unfriendly complaints , ‘ looks round , and takes another . |
| 4 | In his present incumbency he takes a company into its twelfth season this spring looking remarkably solid and healthy . |
| 5 | Then he takes a bottle out of his pocket . |
| 6 | He hears that an anti-government demonstration is to take place in the Beirut suburb of Basta — a Shia district which 30 years later will be controlled by pro-Iranian militiamen — and he takes a taxi to investigate : |
| 7 | He takes a swig , keeping a belligerent , tormented eye on me . |
| 8 | Finally , travelling upstate on the anniversary of the drowning , he takes a swim in a blood-red lake and meets a girl diving beyond the waterline . |
| 9 | Yet the Poet does ‘ remove ’ , in the sense that he takes a journey , or is parted from the Friend , and a whole series of sonnets records the separation . |
| 10 | He takes a pride in what he can do in a small space . |
| 11 | And then he takes a day off Bank Holidays . |
| 12 | He takes a holiday in Bali , the spell intensifies , the practical issues clarify . |
| 13 | In Spring Fever , he takes a look at what climatic change could mean for the flora and fauna of the British mainland . |
| 14 | Today , no-one bats an eyelid as he takes a stroll along the ley-lines of Wiltshire . |
| 15 | He takes a practice swing , sets himself again , looks at the target — and what happens ? |
| 16 | He takes a seat with me on the edge of the ring . |
| 17 | He takes a step away . |
| 18 | Veteran climber mike Banks , who 's now 67-years-old , is again giving hope to the rest of us when he takes a team with an average age of 60 plus out to Janoli in the Gharwal Himal . |
| 19 | At the end of the play , he takes a box full of sleeping pills and washes them down with wine — both pills and wine have been affectionately supplied by Trish . |
| 20 | and long term when the holidays come round he takes a lot of looking after ! |
| 21 | The pain which Nelson 's blows caused has now receded and the bruises will go when he takes a week 's rest in Spain . |
| 22 | He takes a drag on his cigarette and taps the ash between his legs , hearing a faint hiss as it hits the water . |
| 23 | He takes a piece of paper from his pocket , a letter from Claudia smuggled to him from the Drancy camp in Paris . |
| 24 | In nine chapters he takes a score of technical topics always in the news and explains them clearly and readably . |
| 25 | And he takes a travelling rug with him — another of those fussy bag-and-baggage objects which assert the novel 's tonality . |
| 26 | He takes a moment to answer . |
| 27 | They 've had er enormous difficulties and er the honourable gentleman will er know that the South Wales police authority committee , its officers and its Chief Constable have er visited parliament er to put their case to members representing the South Wales police authority area and indeed to er Earl Ferrers the minister er responsible for the police and they certainly have n't had any er criticism made of them by his own government and if er he believes that there is a criticism I would suggest that he takes a leaf out of the book of his er , his right honourable friend the Secretary of State and refers the matter so that it can be properly audited and er I think the honourable gentleman knows that when that is done he will see that there is no blame attached whatsoever to the members or the officers of the police authority . |
| 28 | he takes a tape in and he records |
| 29 | As well as a rug he takes a book , author and title unspecified ; the eternal traveller is also the eternal student , and it is as ‘ the student ’ that Verkhovensky first appears in the manuscript drafts . |
| 30 | On the toss of a coin he takes a consolation prize of an air pump . |