Example sentences of "and [noun prp] took the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Val with Matthew and William took the train to Auckland — a trip they recommended so much that I did it as well , 5 weeks later — and after staying overnight with the Hartleys they flew out on 23rd March — five and a half months after our arrival . |
| 2 | Then he and his companion walked away in one direction and she and Peggy took the opposite through the camp . |
| 3 | The giant climbed in the passenger-seat , and Zack took the wheel . |
| 4 | Liberia and Panama took the latter view , and claimed that the election was null and void from the moment Liberia was not elected . |
| 5 | In 1056 he and the earls Leofric [ q.v. ] and Harold made peace with King Gruffydd of north Wales , and Ealdred took the diocese of Hereford , whose bishop had been killed fighting the Welsh . |
| 6 | Last year Vasco da Gama and Olaria took the field for a match wearing identical strips . |
| 7 | Gesner was in a foul mood again and Therese took the brunt of it . |
| 8 | They talked a bit longer until some other people went to the bar and Wickham took the chance to get away . |
| 9 | She did not even notice when Connor and Ruth took the children out of the kitchen , closing the door softly behind them ; she could see nothing but the hope and the love that shone in Ernest 's patient , trusting face . |
| 10 | He knew that he could be an ice-cube at times — God knows , Beethoven , Mozart and Wagner had not been easy to live with either — and Alexia took the chill off him . |
| 11 | The national side followed London 's lead and England took the Test with a blistering display of 15-man running rugby , eventually finishing convincing 28–19 winners . |
| 12 | But quotas set to ensure the sustainability of the resource were widely ignored : Russian and East European factory ships moved in for months at a time , and Spain took the opportunity to develop a host of industries back home — from ship-building to canning — based on the hake resources of Namibia . |
| 13 | When they got back to the flat , Mum emptied out all the vegetables and fruit and Pete took the box to his room . |
| 14 | Lisabeth and Fenella took the left one ( ‘ Fenella , you 're steaming up the glass ! ’ ) and I took the right . |
| 15 | She half held it out to Ellie as fair play so obviously fought with desire — and Ellie took the decision out of her hands by shouting , ‘ She 's found one ! ’ |
| 16 | I put two dishes on His Royal Highness 's table and Sid took the rest through to the other kitchen . ’ |
| 17 | Fran gave him a watery smile , then turned her attention pointedly back to the schedule to forestall any further questions , and Fred took the hint . |
| 18 | Four were down for 112 before Best and Richards took the score to 192 . |
| 19 | Yes , Dutch , yes , no not as I say , not far away , that was Deut the first the first one we heard was Deutscheland , and that was the Dutch one , that 's the Netherlands one , erm , written a long time ago , written in the sixteenth century , written as a piece of music , erm , the tune , apparently very very old indeed , erm , and Mozart took the tune , and made variations on it , which is perhaps why it sounds familiar , you 've probably heard it somewhere else . |
| 20 | It was down to a miskick by City Manager , Russell Osman , but it was no more than Town deserved and Marwood took the chance brilliantly . |
| 21 | Bobbie and Phyllis took the box down to the Post Office , and put it inside the door when the old woman was n't looking . |
| 22 | Even then they battled until the service run was broken and Cotswold took the set 15–12 to win the match 3–0 . |
| 23 | SARFU had done little to try and rectify the damage created at Ellis Park so French and Fordham took the initiative prior to the special ANC meeting . |
| 24 | She looked pointedly at her watch , and Jill took the silently offered cue . |
| 25 | Hawkins and Jess took the slave to the one which housed the old pony tack , the moth-eaten horse blankets , the bits and pieces from Mr Jarman 's horse-riding lifetime and his father 's before him . |
| 26 | The Frenchman on pole made a poor getaway and Senna took the early lead , holding it for 23 laps before Prost , after several previous attacks had been rebuffed , forced his way by . |
| 27 | Prost on pole made a poor start and Senna took the early lead , holding it for 23 laps before Prost , after several previous attacks had been rebuffed , forced his way by . |
| 28 | Either in that or more likely the following year Earl Hakon was drowned at sea , and Olaf took the opportunity to return to Norway . |
| 29 | Pauline Quinn of Ballymena and Antrim took the women 's race from Jill Bruce of Dromore who had earlier taken the 1500 . |
| 30 | What Minskoff described that morning on the phone from New York sounded so attractive that Paul and Albert took the earliest plane to La Guardia . |