The manner of applying it is, to take one end in each hand, and by suddenly pulling it, a loud report will be given, equal to a large pistol.
The glass composition is made as follows: take one ounce of gum arabic, and dissolve it in a quarter of a pint of water, boil it till tolerably thick, and then add as much coarse powdered glass as will form a very thick composition.
It is not a pleasant thing when considered in cold blood; but when men go out of their way to take one's life, I do not feel the slightest compunction myself in taking theirs.
But it was also possible--as the contracts prove--for a man to take one or more secondary wives or concubines, who were subordinate to the chief wife.
Let ustake one example--the courtship of the Argus pheasant.
Take one can, or a pound of fresh boiled Lima beans, and pass through a fine sieve.
Or take one pint of strong beef consomme and reduce one-half, then add at the same time as the onions, and they will glace while reducing.
Take one pound of flour and one cup of water and make a smooth paste, but not too soft.
Take one-half cup of whole white peppers and crush with a bottle on a hard table or marble slab, but not too fine.
Take one ounce of gelatine, or of the very best Russia isinglass, and soak it, near half an hour, in as much cold water as will barely cover it.
According to the quantity of cement required, take one-third bees-wax and two-thirds rosin.
Going to take oneof their cars across country, you know.
Take one pound of bacon--fat and lean, one ditto veal, do.
I'll take one stream, you take the other," shouted Hemming to Evans; and the boats dashed on.
We'll take one, and then be ready for the other," whispered Jack.
All the crew wanted to go on the expedition, but the midshipmen would only consent to take one.
Better to take one of your own nation and opinions, Raoul, than risk your happiness with a stranger, who might not answer all your hopes when you came to know her better.
I was thinking of asking leave, Captain Cuffe, to take one of the cutters and pull up to the lugger's anchorage and see if anything can be found of her wreck.
Take one pound of potatoes strained through a sieve, half a pound of butter, the same of rolled sugar, the juice of two lemons and the peel of one; beat five eggs, and mix all together with a glass of wine and a nutmeg.
To a pint of thin cream, take one egg, and beat and season as other custard; bake it in a plate with paste; this quantity is sufficient for one large plate, and is more delicate than custard made in the usual way.
Take one tablespoonful of common salt, and mix it, with two tablespoonfuls of vinegar and pour upon it a half pint of water, either hot or cold (only let it be taken cool.
Take one drachm of freshly scraped horse-radish root, to be infused with four ounces of water in a close vessel for three hours, and made into a syrup, with double its quantity of vinegar.
Take one tablespoonful of tar, and the yolks of three hen's eggs, beat them well together.
Take one teaspoonful of salt, the same of good vinegar, and a tablespoonful of water; mix and drink.
To take one case, little Beatrice Annie Jones had a mother who was a widow, and used to go out to scrub people's floors and clean the houses; that is what is called being a charwoman.
When they arrived at the Tower, the poor wife got out and asked to be allowed to take a friend in to say farewell to her husband, and she was told she might take onelady in at a time.
Take one-half pound of curds, add one egg, and the yolk of a second egg, two tablespoons of granulated sugar, a few drops of extract of vanilla.
Take one-half an onion, a small carrot, a piece of celery, and cut all into very small pieces and add them all to the fat.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "take one" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
