Use "takes" in a sentence
takes example sentences
takes
1. Schulz takes a stone out of his pocket and places it on the stack
2. Whatever it takes to keep these two fed and safe
3. Micah takes a look at the body
4. Psalms: 15:3: He that backbites not with his tongue or doeth evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against
5. You already admitted your way of life takes too much fuel
6. Just as she takes care of her body, she takes even better care of her long, flaxen hair, combing it every morning and every night
7. Half throwing me away from himself, so that I stagger as he takes his hands off me, he turns and paces back to the door
8. In the case of dealing with patients in the medical profession the counseling takes a much wider and long-term meaning between the doctor or counselor and the patient
9. It takes a moment before Seamus peers over the upstairs balcony
10. We should see that equitable distribution takes place between our children, as far as possible well before we leave this world
11. ’ I said as he takes his coat off
12. The gardener takes a tip from nature and uses this simple method to build the soil’s fertility
13. · It is said that a wise woman puts a grain of sugar in everything she says to a man but takes everything he says with a pinch of salt
14. He watches John, who unconsciously takes a step back
15. He walks over slowly and closes the window, comes over to John, takes his pulse, makes a notation
16. Zitteraal takes out his penlight, opens one of John’s eyes, watches as the pupil contracts immediately when he shines the light into John’s eye
17. Hair also takes too long to compost within 60 days and therefore should be used in the sheet method described later
18. Bush takes his finger out of his nose, wipes his finger on the arm of the chair, but otherwise doesn’t move
19. He watches while Bush racks the balls, takes up a stick and chalks the end of it
20. Bush strips off his jacket, tosses it in the corner, walks over to a refrigerator against the wall, opens it up, takes out a can of beer, pops the top and begins to chug-a-lug
21. He takes one of the pool
22. He takes a deep toke, holds it
23. The trooper waits, takes another toke
24. ‘Oh Mum … I can …’ she starts, but I press the money on her and with a sheepishly grateful smile, she takes it
25. He opens the door of the state trooper’s car, takes out the shotgun, pumps a round into the chamber and fires it in the air
26. She takes him by the hand, leads him to the bed
27. She reaches up and takes his hand
28. She takes his hand, puts it against her breast
29. still-upset Clarisse close to him, gently takes the knife away from her, drops it onto the balcony
30. John takes her in his arms
31. John takes her hand, tries to hold on, but she is gone in another second
32. John takes his tray and finds a seat beside an elderly man, who is staring off into space, drooling
33. The nurse takes the watch from the waste can
34. Finally, he opens the travel bag, takes out his Rolex, looks at it
35. John takes a deep breath, enters the Pin number and pushes the pound sign
36. John takes the bottle, takes a swig
37. He takes the bottle back, takes a big swig
38. He takes out his wallet, opens it, passes a photo to John
39. He takes off his hat, sticks his head inside the car abruptly as if to look around
40. In 2, the transitive 'stopped' means 'quitted' and takes the noun (gerund) 'smoking' as its object
41. Dave finishes cleaning a fish he has just caught, takes a strip of the flesh and re-baits the hook, tosses it over the side
42. Bush takes out a handkerchief, wipes his brow
43. It takes time
44. He walks up on the wooden steps, takes off his shoes and passes inside
45. dilapidated structures, takes John to an equally decrepit home
46. Russ reaches over and takes a newspaper John has tucked under his arm, begins to leaf through it
47. it takes on the characteristics that are known to its creator
48. The SNACK BAR ATTENDANT -- a middle-aged man from the Subcontinent in a stained white uniform -- languidly shoves a plate toward one customer, takes a drag off his cigarette, points slowly to another student in the gaggle of customers crushing around the counter waiting to be served
49. He stops and takes a picture of the clutter
50. It takes some doing to keep them apart, but John manages by hanging onto their collars and spreading his arms wide
