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Example sentences for "took his"

  • Clifford stared at her--not at all like a clever child; and then, with one of his little facetious growls, took his departure.

  • He took his place at the window with these things, and stood there glancing out, plying his pencil with an air of easy skill.

  • Lucien, as he took his place in the cab beside Lousteau.

  • Finot's savings will cost him very dear," said the contributor as he took his departure.

  • So he took his place at a small square table close to the desk, intended probably for casual comers, for the two clean serviettes were unadorned with rings.

  • This he urged me to visit, and, although it was at a considerable distance from Paris, I took his advice, and was much interested in it.

  • He was very assiduous in attendance at our sessions, and the moment he took his seat he always began drawing, his materials being the block of letter-paper and the pencils, pens, and ink lying before him.

  • While he took his supper, Bella sat by him, sometimes admonishing him to hold his fork by the handle, like a polite child, and at other times carving for him, or pouring out his drink.

  • Then he took his departure to the cowsheds.

  • When he came in at eight in the morning he took his basket to her, and when he came down at one o'clock she had his dinner ready.

  • At last he took his stand on the chair, and was at the top in a moment.

  • Mr Carker smiled and bowed low, and being charged by Sir Barnet with the best compliments of himself and Lady Skettles, took his leave, and rode away: leaving a favourable impression on that worthy couple.

  • And with this he took his leave, and the more hastily too, his mother and sisters ringing at the gate, just at the moment that he had risen up to go.

  • I took his pen, and followed him immediately, thus-- 'Yet secretly you hope I lie.

  • And presently he took his leave, leaving his address behind him for Jos, against the latter's arrival.

  • And so, asking permission (readily granted) to see her again, and rightly conjecturing that the news he had brought would be told in the next five minutes to the other ladies, Captain Dobbin made his bow and took his leave.

  • It was remarked by more than one small observer, that there was a very curious and unusual expression in the usher's face; but he took his seat, without opening his lips in reply.

  • He took his seat in silence, and motioned them to continue their speech.

  • The man touched his hat, took his bag, put on his coat and departed.

  • How long this horrible thing lasted I know not, but it seemed that a long time must have passed before he took his foul, awful, sneering mouth away.

  • Each in turn, we took his hand, and the promise was made.

  • Without saying any more he took his seat, and the Professor began to resume his statement.

  • And so, despairing but not resigned, he took his stand on the very edge of the ditch.

  • He took his leave, registering, however, in his heart a vow that he would have his way with Wilding.

  • He lowered his voice to a whisper almost, and, leaning across, took his companion by the arm.

  • By her side he took his seat, while the others moved away, so that no one might be seated near them and hear their words.

  • The dwarf, who was rude and mean, took his stand in the middle of the road, and said: "You have no business here.

  • His preparations made, he took his leave of the King, and then of all his friends, and taking Fenice with him, he goes away.

  • Cliges, in spite of the grief he felt, took his leave at the first opportunity.

  • The Prince handed over his silver snuff-box, took his leave, and went his way.

  • But he took his arms, and went straight into the park, and sat down on the grass in such a position that the moment he went asleep his weapons would prick him, and he would awake.

  • So the man said that if he would do that he would go, but he begged the Governor to be very careful to put his finger into the tap-hole the moment he took his out.

  • Intending to become a doctor of medicine he entered the university of St Andrews, where he took his degree of M.

  • After the death of Mosellanus he went for a short time to Italy, where he took his doctor's degree.

  • Joseph made himself strange unto his brethren, and he took his cup in his hand, knocked against it, and said, "By this magic cup I know that ye are spies.

  • The babe, unresisting, took his mother's breast, and clutched it tightly.

  • Joseph did as she bade him, he entered the house, took his seat, and set about his master's work as usual.

  • Was it for love of lost delight Love looked back as he took his flight?

  • Triolets I Love looked back as he took his flight, And lo, his eyes were filled with tears.

  • Only I know while day grew night, Turning still to the vanished years, Love looked back as he took his flight, And lo, his eyes were filled with tears.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    agree with; darling wife; good night; little husband; living standards; much attached; ornamented with; rather large; though expecting; took care; took charge; took command; took down; took hold; took leave; took notice; took office; took over; took pains; took passage; took pleasure; took position; took some; took them; when disturbed; you didn