Example sentences of "'d taken a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd taken a shine to Tom Rudge whom she now knew to be an apprentice fitter , as was Cyril , his mate . |
| 2 | He 'd daubed a rock with paint and used the tell-tale splashes to correct a slight right-hand drift , and then he 'd taken a rasp to the elaborate Monte Carlo grip , reshaping the stock to approximate to the military form on which he 'd been trained and binding it with tape when it was as he wanted . |
| 3 | ‘ The receptionist at the hotel could have told you that I 'd taken a taxi to Prague railway station , ’ she offered . |
| 4 | Once , she 'd taken a hammer to the headlamp of his motorcycle . |
| 5 | She 'd taken a liking to Silvia and had no wish to betray her and get her into trouble with her quarrelsome cousin . |