Example sentences of "[adv] he took a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So he took a stroll down to the City Hospital , dressed up in a white overall , walked into the room and finished off Mahoney . |
| 2 | So he took a young lamb , whose mother had died , and carried it in a basket across the fields to Mrs Hurst 's house . |
| 3 | Finally he took a whole lot of bottles out in the hope that in the ensuing muddle they would all finally be fitted in . |
| 4 | ‘ I remember once he took a house in Mallorca and , away from London , we had a very enjoyable time . |
| 5 | As we drew near he took a step forward shining his lantern with its green light above his head as if to give the driver the ‘ All Clear ’ . |
| 6 | Some years later he took a disciple named Chen Chia Kou and taught him everything he knew . |
| 7 | It had been all right finding the hospital , but on the way back he took a wrong turn and ended up by the seaside . |
| 8 | Now he took a deep breath and forced himself to keep calm . |
| 9 | The little boy had been momentarily subdued in Vitor 's arms , but now he took a breath . |
| 10 | There was no need to leave now ; he could stay and talk the matter out He took a few moments to arrange his thoughts , make a few educated guesses and assess the full extent of the plot which had been built around him . |
| 11 | Every so often he took a square-shaped flask from the inside pocket of his coat and stuck it to his lips like a trumpet . |
| 12 | Two years ago he took a diploma in leisure management at Southampton University and last year added a course in computing at Portsmouth 's Highbury College . |
| 13 | Eventually he took a hefty drop in income by abandoning the lucrative corridors of merchant bank Kleinwort Benson . |
| 14 | Eventually he took a short lease on a much smaller house in Upper Brook Street . |
| 15 | Then he took a pencil and paper and started to tot up all the monies he presently held against the expenses he had . |
| 16 | Then he took a loud drink and looked out of the window . |
| 17 | Then he took a slice of bread from the wooden board and , keeping as far away from the growling dogs as possible , crossed to the cooker in the far corner near the pantry door . |
| 18 | Then he took a step forward . |
| 19 | Boy smiled , and then winced slightly , because his lower lip was split , and then he took a sip of his beer and he smiled sweetly and said , In love . |
| 20 | Then he took a 6-iron out of the bag ! |
| 21 | Then he took a job with an American firm that sold time on its computers to outsiders . |
| 22 | Then he took a pace forward and she saw he was dressed in the russet smock of a verderer . |
| 23 | Then he took a ruler and joined the extremities to their opposites on the other side of the pattern . |
| 24 | Then he took a pause and Emily looked at him , and he looked at her . |
| 25 | Then he took a step backwards . |
| 26 | And then he took a step toward her , the dead flashlight still in his hand , and he said , ‘ I 'm sorry , you gave me a scare . |
| 27 | Then he took a step back , a slight smile on his face . |
| 28 | Forester returned the billspike to the kitchen drawer and the receipts and guarantees to the gun case , and then he took a screwdriver from his canvas roll and unscrewed the cut end of the doorchain from the frame and slipped it into his pocket . |
| 29 | Then he took a sip of his brandy and put to her , dark eyes watching her , ‘ In the end you were happy , were you not , with the designs we finally decided to go ahead with ? ’ |
| 30 | Then he took a steady pace backwards and looked down at her . |