Example sentences of "and took the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You mean the work of Mr Clancy , ’ said Peggy , as he stood up and took the towel she gave him . |
| 2 | Faces turned , bodies gave way a little , and he went up to the Cross and took the crumpled sheet . |
| 3 | She signed the letter and took the snaps from her bag |
| 4 | WILL CLARK applied the coup de grace that extended the Chicago Cubs ' post-season losing streak to 44 years and took the San Francisco Giants into the World Series against their neighbours the Oakland Athletics . |
| 5 | They attended the Congregational church regularly and took the children . |
| 6 | Afterwards he wondered whether he visited parishes less often than his predecessor and took the trouble to work it out . |
| 7 | Bevin agreed with Attlee about the need to forestall the Russians , and took the initiative in drafting a resolution for the General Assembly authorizing the crossing of the 38th parallel with a view to establishing a unified , independent , and democratic government of all Korea . |
| 8 | Jaguar and Nissan , as if to celebrate the swansong of their turbocars , threw caution to the winds , and took the fight to Mercedes-Benz with devil-may-care enthusiasm . |
| 9 | Abel was granted a benefit in 1895 after fourteen years with the club and took the Surrey-Yorkshire game . |
| 10 | ‘ So , ’ the manager locked , and double locked the cupboard , led the way from the room , locked and double locked that door too , and took the Norderns into the restaurant bar . |
| 11 | Omi said as Erika , mildly — internally — cursing , reached and took the receiver . |
| 12 | Since he had teaching to prepare at Oxford for the following term , he said an unwilling farewell to his father and took the boat home . |
| 13 | For his part , the President stood with the rest of the politburo on the mausoleum of the man who made it all happen — Lenin — and took the salute at the military and civilian parade through Red Square . |
| 14 | ONCE upon a time people indulged in the ages-old craft of telling stories to each other — but then television and video stepped in and took the words out of our mouths . |
| 15 | ‘ I suppose we are right to send you and Jeremy out to get Tristram rather than leave him to take the full consequences ? ’ he said reflectively , as he loaded her and her possessions into his car and took the wheel . |
| 16 | Brearley , on debut , went for nought , but Steele , first with Edrich and then with Woolmer , made a century and took the score to 226 for three . |
| 17 | Robinson soon went , but Gooch and Gower batted well and took the overnight score to 110 for 1 ; only another 119 to avoid the follow-on and clearly England 's best day of the series so far . |
| 18 | Rain and bad light brought several interruptions , made batting difficult , and took the game into a second day . |
| 19 | With West Indies 125 for 6 off fifty overs at the close of the first day , things looked good for England , but next morning Marshall and Dujon threw the bat and took the total to 178 , which in the conditions was not that bad . |
| 20 | He ran back into the living-room and took the phone off the hook . |
| 21 | Philip shut the window and took the camouflage jacket his Mum had been going to throw out . |
| 22 | To his surprise , she stopped when she reached Mark 's chair and took the vacant seat beside him , nodding casually in his direction and flashing a devastating smile as she carefully arranged herself on display . |
| 23 | He shaved , got dressed and took the elevator to the breakfast-room . |
| 24 | The Sergeant came up from the rear to join Charles as they left the Carriageway and took the long asphalt path that leads diagonally away to Marble Arch . |
| 25 | He made his pistol safe and took the rifle with its tell-tale bayonet point from the sob-shaken creature standing in the shadows . |
| 26 | And took the fire with him , and a knife . |
| 27 | The generation that came out of Egypt and took the part of God 's bride at the wedding at Sinai ( for that is what it was , as the prophet Hosea realized ) do indeed die in the desert , as God said they would . |
| 28 | I made the appointment and took the dog home . |
| 29 | At this point , I accepted temporary defeat and took the dog , now very comfortable thank you , indoors . |
| 30 | Getting up , he walked over to the mantelpiece and took the glass ball , which he concealed in his hand , as Vic might have done . |