Example sentences of "took the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took the principal part in the synthesis and interpretation of all the gravity observations made in India over the period 1908–13 and made an excellent attempt to interpret these data in the light of evidence recently reported by the American geodesist , J. F. Hayford , as a result of similar surveys in the United States . |
| 2 | His budget of March 1987 took the standard rate of income tax down to 27p , and in all a huge budget surplus of over £16 billion was recorded . |
| 3 | The bride , in a white wedding gown , and the groom , in a tuxedo , clung tightly to each other as they took the terrifying plunge . |
| 4 | Later , I took the then editor of The Ley Hunter , Paul Screeton , there . |
| 5 | They entered so late that Pitt had had plenty of time to prepare to attack them , and his expeditions captured Havana and Manila ; as a result Britain took the Spanish colony of Florida , an area with a loosely defined western frontier lying somewhere a little east of New Orleans . |
| 6 | We would wish a second investigator to consider whether his predecessor took the right route , whether all the relevant leads were followed , whether sufficient attention was paid to evidence which was inconsistent with the working hypothesis , and whether the methods used ( particularly in interrogation ) did not distort the result . |
| 7 | One thing is absolutely certain and that is nearly all the US companies that set out down the T.Q.M. route 10 years ago are still convinced they took the right decision . |
| 8 | Then he took the right fork of the track , following it for a hundred yards , and blocked it so that clearing the barricade in a hurry would require a bulldozer . |
| 9 | Rob Andrew had a quiet game , which is meant as a compliment because whatever he did was done efficiently and without fuss , whilst he always took the right option . |
| 10 | The Sergeant came up from the rear to join Charles as they left the Carriageway and took the long asphalt path that leads diagonally away to Marble Arch . |
| 11 | Jan Irving ( Wirral ) was another to win at Derby , where he took the long jump with 6.64 metres . |
| 12 | On fine days , he took the long way round by Jubilee Wharf . |
| 13 | She took the long way home , and walked slowly . |
| 14 | Shiona took the long way back to Loch Lomond , via Perth and Comrie and Loch Earn , stopping for a meal at a wayside hotel , then heading south via Glen Dochart just after nine o'clock . |
| 15 | We took the long way , on the way back to the bus stop |
| 16 | Teclis took the long view . |
| 17 | Then he checked on the car , took the long walk back to his serviced apartment , and spent a restless night staring at the stain patterns on his ceiling . |
| 18 | I took the long cut home . |
| 19 | The events at Stony Stratford clearly took the political community by surprise , and their reaction makes it likely that the seizure of the prince was a pre-emptive strike by Gloucester rather than ( as Mancini 's scenario would suggest ) a retaliation for his exclusion from power . |
| 20 | The events at Stony Stratford clearly took the political community by surprise , and their reaction makes it likely that the seizure of the prince was a pre-emptive strike by Gloucester rather than ( as Mancini 's scenario would suggest ) a retaliation for his exclusion from power . |
| 21 | When he arose , he took the young child and his mother by night , and departed into Egypt . |
| 22 | One of the winners is 16-year-old Sally Peattie , who took the Young Guardian prize , part of the Lloyds competition . |
| 23 | A few days later , Grace McNeil , who had just lost a much-loved Rough Collie and had been sent to us by her vet , came and took the young male , Robbie . |
| 24 | The popular myth paints a homely picture of the Queen Mother ducking around Diana as she schooled her in the subtle arts of royal protocol while the Queen 's senior lady-in-waiting , Lady Susan Hussey took the young woman aside for tuition in regal history . |
| 25 | Immediately after Mr Lamont sat down , the Prime Minister took the rare step of issuing a brief statement , obviously aimed to pour scorn on those who say his days as Chancellor are numbered . |
| 26 | The Conservative Party took the rare step of disclosing the amounts after Prime Minister John Major faced a demand from Labour leader John Smith to change the law , forcing political parties to make public the donations they received . |
| 27 | Immediately after Mr Lamont sat down , the Prime Minister took the rare step of issuing a brief statement aimed at countering speculation that his days as Chancellor are numbered . |
| 28 | It was also the national cause that prompted Law to accept a junior position ; he took the Colonial Office himself , a backwater in wartime , and Liberals retained most of the major posts . |
| 29 | It took the combined brain power of the teachers quite a few weeks to arrive at this simple routine for getting into Friday assembly . |
| 30 | Instead , the dealers took the short-term view , judged that Clinton 's credibility would suffer , and began selling . |