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Example sentences for "taking his"

  • Now lock the door," said Ramsay, taking his seat.

  • The intrinsic value of the gift was not great, certainly, but was of importance to the poor raw boy who was taking his place; and it was made with the delicacy of one who knew the situation.

  • Now," said Miller, taking his place, "are all your stretchers right?

  • You're a rum pair of angels, anyhow," said Tom, taking his seat on the sofa.

  • Had his boat been afloat at the time, he believed he would have tried to steal away, taking his chances of a long chase down the river and of starvation at sea.

  • Lord George, taking his place on the rug before her fire, and looking down at her with his head a little on one side.

  • It may, perhaps, be the case that a barrister is less likely to be influenced by personal convictions in taking his side in politics than any other man who devotes himself to public affairs.

  • Cecile went back to where she had left Maurice sitting on the church hassock, and, taking his hand, said to him, "Come.

  • Here Joe, taking his fiddle, played dexterously, and soon the village boys and girls, with their foreign dresses and foreign faces, came flocking out.

  • Do not try to talk," she whispered, taking his hand.

  • The knight, removing his shield from about his neck, hangs it upon a hook, and, taking his lance, lays it above upon a rack.

  • And some, taking his horse, put it in a stable: while others very properly relieved him of his arms and took them.

  • I want so much to do a little good," Gabriel Nash continued, taking his companion's arm.

  • Miriam's gentlemen hung about her at the gate, and she insisted on Nick's taking his seat in the brougham and taking it first.

  • I have some reason to think that he has made advances to the Young Girl which were not favorably received, to state the case in moderate terms, and it may be that he is taking his revenge in cutting up the poor girl's story.

  • Uncle Jerry," said Henderson, taking his arm as they went out, "you ought to be President of the United States.

  • Yes, Flockart," answered the afflicted man, taking his guest's hand in warm friendship.

  • Please allow me," she added persuasively, taking his hand in hers and bending till her red lips touched his white brow.

  • He wrapped himself in his cloak, lifted his cap, and, taking his bag, left the car.

  • On awaking he had a distinct recollection of the whole, and, taking his pen, ink, and paper, instantly and eagerly wrote down the lines which have been so much admired.

  • Nuna turned to the king; and, taking his hand in hers, placed it on the head of her young champion.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    appeal from; beyond dispute; certain types; doing good; dollar note; good priest; insect pests; moral ideas; peculiar expression; tablespoonfuls milk; taking away; taking charge; taking cold; taking her; taking his; taking notice; taking occasion; taking over; taking part; taking place; taking possession; taking their; taking them; used reflexively; violent speech; wide extent