Example sentences of "took one [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The circle was divided into four equal segments by two straight paths ; she took one of the paths . |
| 2 | I took one of the suitcases of clothes I had brought with me and went to Newhaven to get the boat for Dieppe . ’ |
| 3 | In six of the survey 's eight categories it took one of the top three places ; it took top place ( see table 3 ) in its ability to attract and retain the ablest employees , its long-term investment value and its community and environmental responsibility . |
| 4 | Nanny was humming softly to herself when she took one of the big tins from the shelf to make a meal of corned-beef slices and wedges of onion fried in batter . |
| 5 | Mamma d'Agostino took one of the towels to the sink and then came back and lifting Noreen 's arm began to daub it . |
| 6 | Billy took one of the baskets from Molly , and the three of them wandered on through the wood . |
| 7 | Edouard took one of the tiny sandwiches , and sat down again grimly . |
| 8 | He and Mr Fletcher sat at the table and Willie took one of the mugs and perched himself on the stool in front of the range . |
| 9 | He took one of the guns , the twelve bore , from the wall and Adam had another go at him , this time for pointing it in his direction . |
| 10 | Mr Wishart hurried off to the refreshment room , luckily got served straight away and with difficulty got back to the compartment just as the guard was blowing his whistle ; the old lady took one of the paper cups of tea and murmured her thanks . |
| 11 | He took one of the smaller candles and , striking a match , held it to the wick . |
| 12 | Then Garry carefully took one of the filled cartridges and placed it on the grass . |
| 13 | Bohr therefore supposed that the electron had to occupy a circular orbit whose angular momentum took one of the discrete values |
| 14 | When he was done he unstrapped himself , then took one of the white sheets from the side and threw it over her , watching as the blood spread out from the centre of the white ; a doubled circle of redness that slowly formed into an ellipse . |
| 15 | He took one of the water buses that ferried across the lake . |
| 16 | Lyn took one of the gravel paths into the grounds of the general hospital , walking towards the sun that dazzled her eyes so that she screwed them up against it . |
| 17 | As they passed through the gate , Vasilissa took one of the skulls . |
| 18 | He took one of the outdoor chairs from the stack at the end of the nearest jetty . |
| 19 | Holding it back with his shoulder and managing the flashlight under his arm , Forester took one of the cards and forced it into the gap , feeling it bend stiffly as he pushed it around the edge of the door . |
| 20 | Chen saw at once what he wanted and took one of the chips from his pocket . |
| 21 | Mary moved her seat closer , reached out and took one of the older woman 's hands in hers . |
| 22 | Irina took one of the cakes out of mid-air . |
| 23 | He took one of the two pilot seats and began to strap himself in . |
| 24 | So the guy who 'd been fired took one of the cars from the agency and he got on the wrong road ; they 'd forgotten about curfew , probably they were too drunk and they did n't stop when a South Vietnamese barrage challenged them . |
| 25 | Lorimer took one of the motionless hands that lay outside the coverlet . |
| 26 | As she left the cabin she took one of the oilskin jackets out the hanging locker . |
| 27 | Cranston took one of the cups and a small white loaf and thrust them into his hands . |
| 28 | Father Crispin here took one of the horses , a young one , out through Aldgate to gallop in the fields . |
| 29 | She took one of the biscuits ; they were Nice biscuits in the pretty floral tin today , quite her favourite ; she preferred them to Marie . |
| 30 | After lunch we took one of the trains hauled by 1618 which took us to Horsted Keynes and up the new extension to New Coombe Bridge . |