Example sentences of "took [num] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fairbrother had destroyed England off-spinner Such , who took eight Australian wickets on his test debut at Old Trafford last week , slamming four sixes in five overs after his early reprieve . |
| 2 | A Sea King helicopter from Lossiemouth took eight Royal Air Force mountain rescue team members from Kinloss . |
| 3 | Jos took six plastic-flighted darts out of a dirty half-pint beer mug and , handing three to Mungo , said : ‘ Middle for diddle . ’ |
| 4 | He drifted beyond a coral head jutting out from the gap 's wall and took six deep breaths to hyperventilate his lungs before piking . |
| 5 | A charity in Malvern funded their visit and slowly they fit in with school life — St Bede 's in Staffordshire took six Russian children . |
| 6 | A charity in Malvern funded their visit and slowly they fit in with school life- St Bede 's in Staffordshire took six Russian children . |
| 7 | The home side was indebted to a fine fielding performance by Whitney , usually one of the lesser lights in this department : he took three good catches in the deep to add to a tight spell of bowling . |
| 8 | But for all his troubles Stephen , an amiable and gallant king , had managed to hold on to England and it took three strange twists of fortune to transform the situation . |
| 9 | The best weighed in at 12lb 8ozs and was landed by Pat Callaghan , who also took three other fish on the troll . |
| 10 | Crook youngster Richard Manuel took three early wickets in the Ushaw Moor reply . |
| 11 | All the old signs appeared : I wanted to be sick , my knees kept quivering , and it took three deep-bowled cups of claret before I could even remember what day of the week it was . |
| 12 | Maxwell took three identical pictures of a brightly coloured tartan ribbon , consecutively through three separate filters containing red , blue and green liquid . |
| 13 | Maxwell took three identical pictures of a brightly coloured tartan ribbon , consecutively through three separate filters containing red , blue and green liquid . |
| 14 | He dropped Charlotte 's hand , took three large strides back towards the crest , and launched a bellow of disapproval at least ten times as effective as the hapless teacher 's appeals : |
| 15 | IT TOOK three head-on rail collisions before safety specialists started to analyse the risk at controversial junctions , a fatal accident inquiry heard yesterday . |
| 16 | In one such experiment , L. R. Donaldson and G. E. Allen took 72,000 young salmon at the ‘ fingerling ’ stage ( when they are about one year old ) from the Soos Creek Hatchery in Washington ( for locations see Figure 4.5 ) and divided them into two groups . |
| 17 | " We took 50 routine measurements of stress on each of 25 occasions between 25 February and 17 June . |
| 18 | Last year BT took 160 foreign students and firms such as Cable and Wireless took another 500 . |
| 19 | At auction it took five agonising minutes and £700 to secure the house . |
| 20 | Mother took one tiny look down at all the people looking up — made a long , low moaning noise and fled from the box never to return . |
| 21 | I never took one blinking photograph did I ? |
| 22 | His beer arrived and he took one long sip from it , tilting his head back . |
| 23 | Maxim took one quick drink at the bar went on back to the toilets ( ‘ Establish whether there are any other exits ’ ) and then chose a stool against the wall with a beer and the Washington Post . |
| 24 | A man , passing her , took one startled look and reflected anew what a very unwise policy was the current one of closing nineteenth-century asylums and turning the inmates loose into an alarmed and inadequate society . |
| 25 | We took one wrong turning — Vanessa firmly blamed me — but it was soon corrected . |
| 26 | Before preparing to drive off , Kirov returned to the shop and took one vital tool of his trade from its secret hiding place . |
| 27 | Araminta took one astonished look and jumped to her feet , pointing . |
| 28 | Angel One took one swift pace forward to meet the oncoming Satan , and his blood-smeared right hand pistoned forward , fingers extended and ramrod stiff . |
| 29 | He took one swift stride towards her , his furious gaze making her quake inwardly , and in the same harsh , dangerous tone , said ‘ Who was he , my lovely ? |
| 30 | Stemp , a 24-year-old spinner , took 28 first-class wickets for Worcester this summer . |