How to use "took" in a sentence

He hasn't returned from a trip he took last week

Two minutes later, six large men with black masks came out, took us by the arms and took us down inside the ship.

They took us through a long dark tunnel

Captain Nemo took me down to the bottom of the Nautilus, where there was a room like a large museum

Captain Nemo took me to a room where there was a man lying on a bed

Captain Nemo took us to a small cave

Captain Nemo took us north, through the Indian Ocean, to the Red Sea

He never took his eyes off the window

Some fishermen found us and took us to the shore.

It took a watch from its jacket and looked at it

She took the key and tried to open each door with it

She took the little key from the table

Alice took the hat.

'I'm going to vanish!' She quickly took the hat off.

She took the box and smiled politely.

Alice took the hat and looked at the bottle

She took it outside

Then he took out his watch and looked at it

The March Hare took the watch from the Mad Hatter and looked at it sadly

He took it out and looked at it again.' It was the best butter, you know,' he repeated.

He took his teacup and put a little hot tea on the Mouse's nose

She took it and opened the little door

The Knave of Hearts, he took those tarts,

He took them all away.

'Oh, so you took it from somebody, you bad man,' said the King.

He took a book and read from it

The man in the car took me and Mom to the new high school

Then two men came and took me to an office

A few minutes later, four policemen arrived, and took me to the police station!

Next day I took it back to Bubba.

I took it - and ran straight into a group of big men on the other team! Crash! It was like that all afternoon.

He immediately started talking fast in a language that I couldn't understand, but he took me somewhere - past all the boats and the beach

There he took a net and put it in the water

When he took it out again, it was full of shrimps!

I tried to walk to the Hodaddy Club from the train station, but I lost my way, so I took a taxi

I had my harmonica in my pocket, so I took it out and started to play.

That afternoon, Jenny took me to meet the other people in the group, and that night I began playing my harmonica with them at the Hodaddy Club

It took me an hour to win that chess game.

We were a day or two early for the tournament, and Mr Tribble took me to see some people who were making a film

It took me about seven minutes to win the first game, and half an hour to win the next

And the next day he took Sue and me out in his little boat, to look for a good place to start the shrimp business.

It took almost a month to start things up - to get nets, and a boat, and everything

So after I finished my cup of coffee, I took out my harmonica and began to play

Then he took some papers from the clerk and left.

Mr Slinkton took out his handkerchief and dried his face

'You're a rogue, Slinkton, and I've caught you! I took these rooms on purpose, just to catch you

'I took these rooms on purpose,' Beckwith went on

I took all your papers, Slinkton

Then he sat on some stone steps and took off one of his boots, which was hurting his toe

The killer also took some rings from her finger

Constable William Smith's beat took him along Berner Street every 25-30 minutes

With the help of another constable Robinson took her to Bishopsgate Street Police Station

Twenty-five minutes later the policeman took her from her cell to the office

His beat took him there approximately every thirty minutes, so at 2.55 he was back in Goulston Street

The killer evidently took it with him and cleaned his hands on it

So in less than fifteen minutes the Ripper took Catherine into Mitre square, killed her, mutilated her horribly, and escaped - right under the noses of the police! His escape was amazing

Valjean took a step forward

He turned back to the room, picked up his bag and took out a short iron bar, sharpened at one end

She took Mme Thenardiers hand and said, 'Will you look after my daughter for me?'

One month later, Thenardier was short of money again, so he took Cosette's beautiful silk clothes to Paris and sold them for sixty francs

She took out her comb and let her blonde hair fall down to her waist.

It took him more than twelve hours, and when he arrived, he discovered that Champmathieu's trial had already started

Cosette took the coin, put it carefully in her pocket and left

Suddenly, an enormous hand reached down from the sky and took the bucket of water from her

'What took you so long?' Mme Thenardier said angrily when she saw the little girl.

Mme Thenardier took the coin the old man held towards her and walked away.

He took a key from the pocket of his long yellow coat and opened the old wooden door

Cosette took his hand, and went with him down the stairs.

The robber took the ring but, as he turned to leave, the hand grabbed his jacket

Without another word, the robber took the wounded man's watch and purse, and disappeared into the night.

Leblanc took his daughter to a different bench, to see if Marius would follow them

While she talked excitedly, she took out one of the letters

Marius took a five-franc piece from his pocket and handed it to the girl.

Leblanc took a coin out of his pocket and put it on the table.

Next, he opened a drawer, took out a long knife and tested its blade with his finger

'Do you remember the little inn in Montfermeil eight years ago? You took away our Cosette, do you remember? Wearing that old yellow coat, pretending you were a tramp! Well, now you're going to learn that you can't make things right by just bringing a few hospital blankets! You're the cause of all my troubles

For 1500 francs you took away a girl who was bringing me lots of money.'

Thenardier then took the letter and gave it to his wife.

He took a piece of brick from the wall, wrapped the piece of paper around it and threw it through the hole into the middle of Thenardier's room.

Marius jumped up and took her by the hand.

Her heart on fire, she took the notebook upstairs to her bedroom and read every word again

Cosette, feeling her body close to his, took his hand and pressed it against her heart

I'm living with a friend of mine, Enjolras.' Marius then took a knife out of his pocket and scratched his address on the wall - 16, rue de la Verrerie.'

Marius opened a drawer and took out the two guns which Inspector Javert had lent him in February

He was a strong supporter of the Catholic church and the aristocracy, and he took away the freedoms that Napoleon had given the ordinary citizens

Marius took Javert's guns from his pockets and shot the soldier dead.

While the soldiers waited at the far end of the street for further orders, and the rebels removed dead bodies from the barricade and took care of the wounded, Marius walked around the stronghold in a kind of dream

She took hold of Marius's hand with her wounded hand and, without seeming to feel the pain, guided it to her pocket, from which he took the letter.

The boy scratched his head, thought for a moment, and then, with a sudden movement, took the letter and ran off into the night.

Valjean, however, took a knife from his pocket and cut the ropes that tied Javert's wrists.

Valjean took the rope without speaking.

Valjean took thirty francs from his pockets and showed it to Thenardier, who stared with disbelief

He took the thirty francs and, helping Valjean to lift Marius on to his shoulders, he put the key in the lock and opened the gate just wide enough for Valjean to pass through

Bending down, he took a handkerchief from his pocket, wet it in the river and bathed Marius's blood-stained forehead

'You're a completely rotten man, but I'll give you this.' Marius took a banknote out of his pocket and threw it in the stranger's face.

Jean Valjean, who knew the mayor's background, reported him to the police and took advantage of his arrest to take over half a million francs from his Paris bank

As Thenardier continued to talk, Marius opened a cupboard door and took out a coat.

Cosette, frightened, took his two hands in hers.

The wolf ran as fast as he could, taking the shortest path, and the little girl took a roundabout way, entertaining herself by gathering nuts, running after butterflies, and gathering bouquets of little flowers

Little Red Riding Hood took off her clothes and got into bed

But it was not the man who pushed Jake and took the bag: it was a policeman; the man is underneath four NYPD officers.

You are here because when Miss Lee saw her younger sister, she took a pair of scissors from her kitchen table, said something to her sister and left the house

When I was in the van, it stopped, and I hit one of the guards, took his keys and ran

So that's what they did: they took the kid as he walked into town

"But I went to the road where you took my son

After thirty minutes, Apat was still jumping up and down happily, but Sala and Cham took a break and went to the cafe, where a drinks machine made special mixtures of juice and energy liquids.

Sala took a deep breath

Thank those who took the risk to find you

"I promise." He took Sala's hand and they walked on a little

Then that picture slowly disappeared, and a man took the woman's place

Cham's mom and dad took the screen, looking first at each other and then at Cham.

Cham moved stiffly forward, took the screen from his dad, and lifted his hand

Up ahead, the woman took the next exit, and disappeared.

Sala took a deep breath, and tried to think clearly

They took the street that led toward the meat-growing laboratory

She took me to an earth apartment and told me what they're doing."

"Sala, I can't believe you took such a risk

She took me to their earth apartment -"

It took a moment for her words to have an effect.

Sometimes she took Apat with her, though he was less enthusiastic now that Cham couldn't go with them

She took the same exit as before and walked cautiously toward the tower block

She took a deep breath and began to make her way down the stairway.

Mom took it and inspected it closely, turning it over and over in her hands.

Outside, the clouds looked gray and threatening, so she took the covered walkway

Even when he took her in his arms, it didn't feel quite the same.

She took a deep breath

Zee took them to the same room as before

I took my gloves from the shelf of the car

Suddenly de Winter took my hand and kissed it

Maxim took my hand

I took some scissors and cut the page out of the book

I smiled at him and took his hand

He thanked Mrs Danvers quickly and took me into the library for tea

As I took an egg and some coffee, I wondered what happened to the food that was left

I took a piece of paper and a pen.

I took a door to the left

'Didn't you hear their car? Frith took them to the morning-room

I took Beatrice out on to the terrace

Beatrice took my hand

Jasper ran on ahead and took the right-hand path without waiting for us.

The man took no notice of the dog.

I took his hand and held it tight.

He took a sandwich.

I gave Jasper a piece of cake and took out the handkerchief to wipe my hands

Maxim took my face in his hands.

I went back into the dining-room and took an apple and some biscuits

The dog took no notice.

I took his hand in mine.

Manderley took on a new beauty

I locked the door and took the dress from its box

'My dear,' she said, 'are you all right?' I put a hand up to my head and took off the wig

She took my hand and held it.

I took his hand and held it against my face.

I carried her body to the cabin, took the boat out that night and sank it

Then Maxim took me in his arms and began to kiss me

When she came back, she took Giles out sailing with her

I took a gun to frighten him.'

Then I took the boat out into the bay

I took the letters into the morning-room

I took the roses back into the morning-room

The policeman took me into an empty room

'Then whoever took the boat out that night also made those holes and opened the sea-cocks.'

Favell took a piece of paper from his pocket

Tell me whether you think the writer had decided to kill herself.' Colonel Julyan took the note and read it slowly.

Were you on the beach when she took her boat out for the last time?'

Frank took Ben out of the room as the Colonel nodded his head.

'Now, listen, Danny,' Favell began to shout, but Mrs Danvers took no notice.

Mrs Danvers took the note, read it and then shook her head again.

Frank took the diary without a word and went into the next room

Colonel Julyan came up to me and took my hand.

She took us into a cool room at the back of the house

I took some X-rays

She took a deep breath and went into the market, where the air was so cold that it pierced her bones, and where the harsh fluorescent lighting was too bright and too bleak to encourage fantasies.

She took time off to carry and give birth to Danny, then to spend uninterrupted days with him during his first few months of life

She landed a position as choreographer for a two-bit lounge revue, a dismally cheap imitation of the multimillion-dollar Lido, and eventually she took over the costumer's job as well

Although she was bitter and depressed, although - or maybe because - she felt utterly empty and useless, she took the job.

As a sponge soaked up water, she took a chill from the surface of the slate

She took a long shower

In a world of planned obsolescence, Vivienne took pleasure in getting long, full use out of everything that she bought, whether it was a toaster or an automobile

As soon as she took her finger off the push switch, the radio turned itself on again.

She edged around the pit, determined to make the hateful bastard stop what he was doing, but he took a step away from her for every step that she took toward him, and he always stayed directly across the hole from her

When Michael's break time arrived, a replacement dealer took over the table, and Michael stepped out of the blackjack pit, into the center aisle

She took hold of the two lines - one heavy cable and one ordinary insulated wire - and they seemed to come alive in her hands, like a pair of snakes, resisting her

She took a step toward him, but then she realized that he might have come here straight from a computer in one of the other third-floor offices

He took her glass out of her hand

Smith, and other artists who made their homes in the western United States and who usually took their subject matter from either the old or the new West.

Finally I took a few mementos, a dozen pieces by which I'll always remember her, and I moved out, sold the house, bought this one, and started decorating all over again."

He quickly stripped off his own clothes and joined her on the bed, took her in his arms.

Elliot took a step toward them.

When Elliot refused to move away from the sink to the breakfast table in the far corner of the big kitchen, Bob, the smaller of the two men, hesitated, then reluctantly took a step toward him.

She took the graphic novel out of the carton and sat on the edge of the bed in the tarnished-copper sunlight that fell like a shower of pennies through the window.

It was the tale of a boy, Kevin, who fell off a roof and took a bad knock on the head, thereafter slipping into a deep coma

It rang three more times during the ten seconds that she took to reach the front door.

I took it off the guy who tried to kill me."

"It took him that long to check out the furnace?"

She took his hand in hers, squeezed it

Elliot took her hand

"We've got proof that something unusual is happening: the silencer-equipped pistol I took off Vince, your house blowing up..

She took their orders for cheeseburgers, French fries, coleslaw, and Coors.

When Elvira left the table and they were alone, Tina said, "Let's see the papers you took off that guy."

She blinked back tears and took a swallow of beer.

The pistol you took off that man..

"In case you didn't know it, since the Cold War ended and California took such a big hit in the defense downsizing, Nevada has more Pentagon-supported industries and installations than any state in the union

She left the check and took away some of the dirty dishes.

"Maybe it took a year of stress and fear to develop the ability

He reached into a pocket of his leisure suit and took out a tiny aerosol can that was only slightly larger than one of those spray-style breath fresheners, small enough to be concealed in Bruckster's hand.

Bruckster took advantage of the pause to tap his quarry on the shoulder.

Willis Bruckster quickly knelt at Michael Evans's side and took his pulse as if he expected to find one

His eyes were green, clear, alert, and - if one took the time to study them - menacing

"Stryker and the woman took off from McCarran International more than two hours ago

They don't know anything more about Project Pandora than what they picked up from that list of questions they took off Vince Immelman."

Elliot took the pistol out of his coat jacket and held it in his right hand

"But they expected us through the front door." He took her by the arm

With every step he took, Elliot expected to hear a shot fired a cry of alarm, and the sounds of men in pursuit of quarry.

"I wish we didn't have to give up the car," Tina said as he took their only suitcase out of the trunk.

They were in a ten-passenger jet that belonged to the Network, and the aircraft took a battering from the high-altitude winds that blew across its assigned flight corridor

Alexander took a Valium out of a tin that he carried in his jacket pocket, and he washed it down with a swallow of hot coffee, which he poured from the silver pot on his desk

After a while he said, "Did you see the pictures they took of the kid's brain this morning?"

It was remarkably free of ruts and chuckholes for most of its length, although the Explorer scraped bottom a few times when the track took sudden, sharp dips.

He got to his feet, took a coat from the back of his chair, slipped into it, zippered up, and came out of the shack

He took his foot off the brake and drove forward, through sheeting snow stained red by the strange light.

"You took a loyalty oath," Zachariah said

Elliot took the remaining rope from Tina, and he gave her the pistol

She took a step, then another, and before she knew it, she was at the window, beside Dombey.

She took the last few steps haltingly, her heart pounding, her throat constricted

"If I understand you, the Chinese could use Wuhan-400 to wipe out a city or a country, and then there wouldn't be any need for them to conduct a tricky and expensive decontamination before they moved in and took over the conquered territory."

He tucked the snowshoes under his arm and took off down the mountain road, the same one I presume you came in on

"The spacemen came and took us away."

They moved Zachariah into the isolation chamber and took the gag out of his mouth

When they took Danny out of the small room, they couldn't hear Zachariah's shouted invectives through the airtight steel door.

They ran to the Explorer, where Tina took Danny out of Elliot's arms and slid him into the backseat

'Uncle Elias went immediately to the secret room and took out a box which also had three Ks on it

'Watson!' he said, 'I know the names of Openshaw's enemies! And now I'm going to send them a surprise! This will frighten them!' He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope

It was then that Commissaire Charas took the phone

They took away some of his instruments, but told the commissaire that the most interesting documents and instruments had been destroyed.

When I arrived at the asylum that afternoon, Helene took me outside

She took me to a seat near her little square of ground.

I took her back and waited while she went up to her room

I opened Helene's envelope and took out several closely written pages

He took the ashtray out of my hands and looked at it

We had a special dinner to celebrate and at the end of the meal, when the servant brought in the bottle of champagne, Andre took it from her.

Having carefully closed the door, he took me to the other end of the room and gave me a pair of very dark sun glasses

Andre then took me into the next room

I took him to the open window and ordered him to release the fly

Andre opened the laboratory door as soon as I knocked and I took in the food

I took the food down to the laboratory and, after he let me in, put it on his desk

After dinner I took him up to my study where was a warm fire to sit by.

Without a word, he took the sheets of paper Helene had given me and started to read

But I felt worried because I now knew that Anne Protheroe was the kind of woman who would stop at nothing when her emotions took control

I took a few steps across the room and then stopped

Until then I will ask the questions.' He took out his notebook.

Inspector Slack took his constable's notebook, read it, and strode over to the body

'You took it to the vicarage?'

'And you took it with you to the vicarage?'

'You took the pistol meaning to shoot your husband?'

Mrs Lestrange took no notice

When we had finished, I said goodbye and took the private path towards the vicarage

We went up the path, and he took a key from his pocket

I couldn't think of an answer so I took the blue earring from my pocket

Then he took a small box from his pocket, took a pill from the box, and swallowed it with the water.

I took them into the study

I took a box of matches from my pocket

Then I thought of something, and I took from my pocket the shiny brown stone I had found in the woods

I took it and shook my head

I took it out, but as I did so, the bell rang again, so I put the letter in my pocket and opened the front door.

I then took out of my pocket the note that I had found in the vicarage letterbox

'I suppose he took too many of those?'

She took it and read it

She took the pistol from the pot, came up behind him and shot him

I told Ogilvy, and he took my place and watched the cloud of gas growing as it rose from the surface of the planet

That was the form the story took

To make myself feel better I took a cold bath in the afternoon.

The Martians took as much notice of him as we would of a cow.

After that I took my wife's arm and ran with her out into the road

But the Martian took no notice of us

And where it met with water, or even mist or wet grass, a chemical action took place and it turned into a powder that sank slowly and made room for more.

It was no time for fair fighting, and my brother quieted him with a kick, then took hold of the collar of the man who held the younger lady's arm

On Wednesday my brother and the two women reached Chelmsford, and there a number of people, calling themselves the Council of Public Safety, took their horse for food

I took hold of his arm, afraid that he might cry out, and for a long time we remained still

Instead, they took fresh blood from living creatures and used a tube to put it straight into their own bodies

Here I found some young vegetables, which I took

I took a step towards it, and it rose up and became a man armed with a sword

He put out a hand and I took it.

The line on the London side of Woking station was still being repaired, so I got off the train at Byfleet and took the road to Maybury, past the place where I had seen the Martian fighting- machine in the thunderstorm

I took a step towards it and stood looking out.

The man then took off his hat, and sat down on a chair.

'"Jack," she said, "when you took my money you said that if I ever wanted some, I should just ask you."

That night Holmes and I took a train to Norbury

Mr Munro was waiting for us at the station, and he took us to the cottage

Unfortunately, our only child took after his people rather than mine

I took every possible precaution so that there would not be gossip about a little black girl

I took it to the chemist's and gave it to him

We once took a paraffin oil stove

It took a long time, but I finally finished

I took everything out of the suitcase

At Waterloo Station, we took the 11:05 train to Kingston

Harris took the oars and we started our two-week trip on the River Thames.

'However, I am very thirsty and I must drink something.' So he took the bottle and drank some water.

When George saw this, he took the rope out of the water

George took one part of the cover

We took everything out of the two hampers

We took everything out of the bag

He took George's arm and turned him around.

We took our clothes to a laundry woman

Harris took his glass and said, 'Well, we had a good trip, and I say thank you to Old Father Thames

When Mercy took it to her, she was quite confused

She could not discuss the whole business with Mercy, and James always took Mercy's side

She took the motor with thanks; the price she paid was her silence about Mercy

'I never took you seriously on that car business.'

The Count took him for a walk in the garden

He took her back to the house and shut her in her room

The Count took his wife's arm and said, 'She is simply wonderful! I'm at your service, Eleanor

'Let's forget about it,' he said, then he took my hand and put it to his lips

I took off my dress and put on a simple cloak

I am the housekeeper at Blackwater Park, and I took care of Miss Halcombe when she was ill

I took her to the station

I took one, using a false name, and Marian and Laura lived in the other under the same name; I said they were my sisters

The parish clerk took a register from a shelf

The entry above - recording the marriage of a man called Walter - took much more space

The entry on the next page also took a lot of space, recording a double marriage

I took a cab to my friend Pesca's house and asked him to come to the opera with me

Count Fosco put his hand into the desk and took out a gun

We took the narratives and Sir Percival's letter to Mr Kyrle's office

"I did not understand it at the time," she said later, "but I believe that little red aeroplane said something to me as it went by." In 1920, a pilot took her up in an aeroplane, and that changed her life

A few months later, Billie Jean's friend took her to play tennis for the first time

They took the government of Zimbabwe to court