Example sentences of "[adv] he take a [noun sg] " 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 | ‘ I remember once he took a house in Mallorca and , away from London , we had a very enjoyable time . |
| 3 | 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 ’ . |
| 4 | Some years later he took a disciple named Chen Chia Kou and taught him everything he knew . |
| 5 | The little boy had been momentarily subdued in Vitor 's arms , but now he took a breath . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Then he took a pause and Emily looked at him , and he looked at her . |
| 9 | Then he took a pace forward and she saw he was dressed in the russet smock of a verderer . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 ? ’ |
| 12 | Then he took a map out of his pocket . |
| 13 | Then he took a bite of his passion cake and asked , ‘ How come Jake 's marrying her if she 's so awful ? |
| 14 | Then he took a pencil and paper and started to tot up all the monies he presently held against the expenses he had . |
| 15 | Then he took a 6-iron out of the bag ! |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Then he took a step forward . |
| 18 | Then he took a step backwards . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Then he took a step back , a slight smile on his face . |
| 21 | Then he took a job with an American firm that sold time on its computers to outsiders . |
| 22 | Then he took a ruler and joined the extremities to their opposites on the other side of the pattern . |
| 23 | And then he takes a day off Bank Holidays . |
| 24 | Then he takes a bottle out of his pocket . |
| 25 | Instead he took a sheaf of glossy photographs from his portmanteau and pushed them across the table towards the Corsican . |
| 26 | Instead he took a curtain call , and at the last minute before he was to slide behind the curtains behind the bar , he reached for the flowers thrown to him earlier and broke off some of the roses , swaggering round the circle of admirers handing out the roses to the women . |
| 27 | He had come to it relatively late in his short life , having dulled the joys of promiscuity , music and organization early on , and like everything else he took an interest in , he did it with terrifying brilliance . |