Example sentences of "in [noun prp] took a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mick Ronson : ‘ At the time when that story came out , my family in Hull took a lot of flak about it because they 'd never even heard about it up there . |
| 2 | A young lodge leader in Barnsley took a party of us down his colliery . |
| 3 | Astronomers in Tokyo took a picture but reported nothing visible , although they now say there was a bright object and ‘ we can not imagine how we missed it ’ . |
| 4 | Rug-making in Persia took a quantum leap under the patronage of Shah Tamasp ( 1524–76 ) and Shah Abbas I ( 1588–1629 ) ; the previous tradition of rather simple geometric designs was superseded by a new-found passion for more naturalistic , usually floral forms in flowing and intricate profusion . |
| 5 | But alas , alack , someone in Dover took a can-opener to their trusty Sherpa van on Sunday 22nd November and waltzed off with the following : a purple sunburst ESP Horizon 5-string bass in flightcase ; a 1982 Stratocaster in faded cream with ciggie burns on the headstock , also in a flightcase ; a sunburst Telecaster , also with ciggie burns and in a black moulded Fender case ; a 100-watt Marshall Hi-gain Dual Reverb head ; a Roland R-5 drum machine ; an Aztec wireless system in case with Studiomaster mic ; two bags — one ex-army , one sports bag — containing a large assortment of leads , strings , tuners , power supplies etc. , and a home-made pedal-board with a BOSS Stereo Chorus , an Ibanez bass compressor and an Aria stage tuner . |