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Examples of took

took
You took money out of our pockets at a time when many of us can least afford it.
From the dailyherald.com
Romer got indignant as I took out my notebook and camera to record his reaction.
From the stltoday.com
It took 300-game winners Don Sutton and Phil Niekro five tries to reach the HOF.
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They took a 15-4 lead on a jumper by Eackles just under 6 minutes into the game.
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Peel argued that he didn't know the girl was under 18 when he took the pictures.
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She took the lead on the 16th and held on as the two halved the final two holes.
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At 6-6, they might not be there yet, but took a much-needed step Saturday night.
From the thenewstribune.com
We both have the same mind-set this season because of what took place last year.
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A rally that pushed stocks up nearly 7 percent in December took a pause Tuesday.
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More examples
  • Carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
  • Return: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
  • The act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
  • Require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
  • Lead: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
  • Get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
  • A take is a single continuous recorded performance. The term is used in film and music to denote and track the stages of production.
  • Taake (Norwegian pronunciation:u00A0) is a Norwegian black metal band, formed in 1993 in Bergen by Hoest (then-known as Ulvhedin) under the name Thule. "Taake" is the old spelling of the Norwegian word "tu00E5ke", meaning "fog".
  • The Take is a Canadian documentary film released in 2004 by the wife and husband team of Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis. ...