Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] took a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In hindsight , it 's difficult to understand what all the furore was about , since Sikorsky only took a minority stake in Westland , but at the height of the storm Cuckney found himself in the unwelcome glare of national publicity . |
| 2 | Earls often took a share of the fines levied in the courts , and gained from their role in the royal exploitation of towns . |
| 3 | Springfield amassed 160 for 8 , mainly through Mortimer , Jeffrey and Dance , although Dearmer and Williams both took a couple of wickets cheaply . |
| 4 | Lizzie now took a seat to the side of the fireplace , saying , ‘ I feel so hurt . |
| 5 | Lucas also took a view of the Scrutiny movement consistent with the Review 's general position on " value judgements " . |
| 6 | Alex Higgins once took a fancy to my sister Milly and I was n't too pleased . |
| 7 | In a day of fast-moving developments , Mr Yeltsin also took a shot at Ukraine , with a threat to take the entire Black Sea fleet into Russian hands , and saying he was taking over border troops in the Transcaucasus . |
| 8 | Mr Hamilton also took a swipe at the defence select committee 's report which had called for all infantry battalion amalgamations , including merger of four Scottish regiments , to be cancelled . |
| 9 | The smell hit them as they slithered to the bottom of the slope and McLeish resolutely took a breath before walking over to where the swollen body lay . |
| 10 | Once again Neil Ramage bravely took a party from QP sailing off the West coast of Scotland . |
| 11 | Morrissey also took a swipe , albeit briefly , at fan adoration . |
| 12 | On arriving at the Imaginary Universes Laboratory , Gedanken immediately took a look into the experimental box . |
| 13 | Then Basil soon took a job in a rather unorthodox school , Bembridge , in the Isle of Wight . |
| 14 | Avant-metal director Penelope Spheeris recently took a TV script editor job on Roseanne . |
| 15 | Offered the chance to take part , Lowe immediately took a plane from France where he was filming and flew to England . |
| 16 | Aunt Margaret hastily took a bunch of paper roses from a bag she carried and threw them at the stage . |
| 17 | Jack Adams , the unions ' chief negotiator , said they would be seeking to ensure production staff were paid the same as those doing similar jobs at Jaguar — in which Ford recently took a stake — who were earning up to £34 a week more . |