Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] took [adv prt] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He walked a few paces and took off his bowler hat … |
| 2 | She sniffed as she put down the parcel of books and took off her gloves , and sniffed again as Maxie sank back on his bench , relieved that his beautiful black Cadillac was intact . |
| 3 | Health : Faith , courage , will — and a cancer therapy : The Gerson technique ended her marriage and took over her life , but Renee Henry believes it works . |
| 4 | Asa went into the mess and took off his flying jacket . |
| 5 | He dried himself , opened the door of the large mahogany wardrobe and took out his clothes . |
| 6 | He sent for one man and Chennaa , swallowed some cold meat and wine and , wrapping himself in a dry cloak , went and mounted the camel , crooning love-talk as she rose to her feet and took up her soft , swaying gait . |
| 7 | He looked up happily as Hari put down her basket and took off her shawl . |
| 8 | Paxton slid open a drawer in his desk and took out what looked like a floor-by-floor plan of the three-storey building . |
| 9 | He had a cup of tea , he listened to their story and took down what description he could of the intruders . |
| 10 | Sliding them on to the desk , she snapped open her briefcase and took out her calculator . |
| 11 | He shivered as he buckled on his sword and took up his post , hating the chill darkness and the loneliness . |
| 12 | Very few people knew that yet I was there when they opened poor Catherine 's dumpy body and took out her heart . |
| 13 | He looked down at Harriet 's motionless body and took off his top hat . |
| 14 | Father Poole reached into the pocket of his jacket and took out his snuff-box . |
| 15 | With Sycorax on her back , Ariel dropped on to her haunches and took up her baby and tied him in a cloth to her breast ; she rubbed his mouth with soursop juice to keep him dry so that he would not howl with discomfort to be changed ( she packed soft moss against his bottom , just to be sure ) ; then she took a basket of her herbs and preparations and whistled softly to Paca , the last of her caveys , to follow . |
| 16 | When they came back , Nick settled into his chair and took up his book . |
| 17 | After I had eaten my biscuit I climbed up onto my bunk with the chocolate and took off my boots . |
| 18 | Myeloski reached into his pocket and took out his warrant-card . |
| 19 | He fished into his tunic pocket and took out his ID , handing it across to her . |
| 20 | After a moment or two of hesitation , the other woman went over to the ledge and took down her bag . |
| 21 | He swung himself off the bed and took off his pyjamas . |
| 22 | Got dressed ( glanced out of the window — hot again ) , made up ( Gothic again ) , sat on the edge of the bed and took out my envelope of dreams and scribbled down last night 's dream . |
| 23 | He went back over to the telephone drawer and took out his slim and little-used address book , flicking through to find the number of his research agency . |
| 24 | They put away their exercises and took out their beads . |
| 25 | Patrick opened his coat and took out his wallet . |
| 26 | After a day or two of confinement in a darkened room he returned to the hospital and took over his ward again . |
| 27 | Mrs Wright sat down on one of the chairs and took out her cigarettes . |
| 28 | Only two years previously , my uncle had been accepted as a coastguard and took up his position at Babbacombe , near Torquay , after almost thirty years ’ service as a Royal Marine . |
| 29 | They waited for him to elaborate as he unbuttoned the side pocket of his tunic and took out his cigarettes . |
| 30 | He hated the way she said to him , ‘ Tell me tomorrow darling , I must fly now , ’ and the way that when she 'd waved Bye-bye and got into the taxi , she immediately opened her bag and took out her mirror and comb , and did n't look at you again , even if the taxi did n't move for ages , because the man was changing the meter or talking into his radio . |