Example sentences of "[vb past] he take a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Everywhere he went he took a book-bag .
2 Catlin 's display was the base for County 's first League win of the season and Warnock admitted he took a risk when dropping experienced keeper Steve Cherry , Meadow Lane 's player of the year .
3 Did he take a sample of urine away ?
4 When the enemy formation scattered he took a second too long to pick out an opponent , and one of the Germans slid under his tail .
5 When he left he took a pile of exercise books , a scrapbook and a diary , but a first glance at their contents did not suggest that they were going to be fruitful .
6 Had he taken a poll ?
7 When she refused he took an overdose of his barbiturate tablets in front of her .
8 When de Kooning was looking for a bigger space , Vicente suggested he take a studio next to his .
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