Taking

Examples

• These she put on, out on the staircase, first shutting and locking the door and taking away the key. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• The taking of the pictures. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I've spoilt her, said he, taking her from me with good humour, and kissing her little hot face and burning lips. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• The intense enthusiasm of this pioneer beekeeper was contagious and resulted in many taking up beekeeping. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• When my sister saw me, she rose, and taking my hand, said, He is here, even at our wish; this is Lionel, my brother. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Or taking any? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• It is really wonderful to think of Rudolph still being alive, mused Mrs Dengelton, taking no notice of the Rector's historical explanation. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The taking of pictures is, of course, one of the interesting phases of the business from a popular standpoint. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• His last effort was made, when we had looked at our watches, and had got on our legs previous to taking leave. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• He then became a little more practical than I liked, first taking hold of my hand, and next kissing me by force. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I've saved you some thousands of dollars, at different times, by taking care of your hands,--that's all the thanks I get. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Just step there with me,' said Roker, taking up his hat with great alacrity; 'the matter's settled in five minutes. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• How very serious--how very solemn you look: and you are as ignorant of the matter as this cameo head (taking one from the mantelpiece). Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Then I am easy, said Mr. Garth, taking up his hat. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Taking the horse power as the equivalent of the work of five men, the work of steam is equivalent to that of a population of 500,000,000 working men. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Resources do not depend upon gross amounts, but upon the proportion of spendings to takings. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• My gross takings amount to 27 pounds 10s. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Then I seized my coat, which was weighted by the coppers which I had just transferred to it from the leather bag in which I carried my takings. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

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