Example sentences of "took out a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From his saddlebag he took out a frayed and crease-torn map . |
| 2 | On their way out they opened up a tool-box and took out a long slender chisel apiece . |
| 3 | He took out a long piece of paper , and read : |
| 4 | I sat with my head in my hands for a while , then I went over to my desk and took out a small framed photograph of Anne and myself which I always hid before she arrived . |
| 5 | She propped her handbag in her lap , took out a small mirror and carefully smoothed the swept-up sides of her hair . |
| 6 | Miss Jarman , apparently recovered , opened a carved box on the table beside her chair , took out a small cigar , bit off the end and spat it into the fire . |
| 7 | He took out a small black leather address book . |
| 8 | Opening one of the drawers in his desk , Joe took out a small box . |
| 9 | Fagin then locked the door and from a hidden hole in the floor , he took out a small box , which he placed carefully on the table . |
| 10 | With that he reached into the pocket of his white overall and took out a small pair of scissors . |
| 11 | The Assistant Secretary put a large floppy handbag on the table and took out a small handkerchief . |
| 12 | Edward turned to the jewel box beside him , opened it and took out a small gold ring with a precious ruby winking in the centre . |
| 13 | His wife went over to a casket and took out a small roll of parchment . |
| 14 | He then took out a small book , expensively bound in limp leather . |
| 15 | She rummaged in a Gucci handbag and took out a small bottle of aspirins . |
| 16 | Penry propped up the pillows behind her , then opened the bag he 'd brought with him and took out a small torch . |
| 17 | Next Charlie took out a small leather box and opened the lid to discover Tommy 's Military Medal and the simple words ‘ For bravery in the field ’ printed across the back . |
| 18 | From a drawer she took out a cardboard box , and laid it on the table . |
| 19 | The former Sunsets manager , Paul Barrett , took out a separate action against Edmunds and was also awarded a share of royalties . |
| 20 | He took out a key and let himself into the building . |
| 21 | Once settled in an armchair , he took out a shortish but fairly carbonized pipe and began smoking . |
| 22 | From his jacket pocket Robert took out a grubby sheet of paper — the translation of the mysterious manuscript that had been given to him in the pub nearly a year ago today . |
| 23 | Bernice reached into a pocket of her waistcoat and took out a grimy piece of paper : a bar receipt from some long-forgotten dive on a far away planet . |
| 24 | He unzipped his jacket and took out a scrunched-up copy of Motor Cycle News , opened it out , leaned against the wall of the lobby and began to read . |
| 25 | He reached into his tunic and took out a golden disc on a short chain . |
| 26 | Victorine opened the fridge door and took out a fluted blue bowl clotted with white . |
| 27 | Rogers put them back and took out a New Testament . |
| 28 | He reached into the inner pocket of his tunic and took out a slender silver case . |
| 29 | If you took out a unit-linked endowment mortgage some years ago , now is the time to check it out . |
| 30 | Mr Palumbo took out a private prosecution on his behalf and that of other residents after the sewage killed animals , fish and plants . |