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Sentences starting with taking

Taking a skiff with the General, your reporter was pulled up to a little house of two rooms, in which the water was standing two feet on the floors. [5]
Taking stock of what he brought in, Smith found food enough to last till the next harvest, and at once organized the company into bands of ten or fifteen, and compelled them to go to work. [4]
Taking Annette, they went to his new apartments. [11]
Taking what provisions we could, we left our poor craft upon the rocks, and fought our way to safety. [11]
Taking command of the Kyme dinner table appeared to me to be no mean achievement, but this is just what he did, without being vulgar or noisy or assertive. [9]
Taking advantage of the inflated market, many of our shrewdest operators are selling short. [5]
Taking her hand the Duke's Daughter--as true and whimsical a spirit as ever lived in troubled days and under the aegis of the sword- led her swiftly to the Queen's chamber. [11]
Taking a few steps towards the officer of the company standing by the crier, he was about to speak. [11]
Taking up a sheet of notepaper she looked at it dubiously. [11]
Taking up another, she touched it with a moistened finger to test the heat, and, leaning above the table again, passed it over the linen for a few moments, smiling at something that was in her mind. [11]

Sentences ending with taking

This journey is well worth taking. [5]
One of the ways in which it exercises this birthright is--as I think--continuing to use our laughable alphabet these seventy-three years while there was a rational one at hand, to be had for the taking. [5]
It's a fair risk, but it's worth taking. [11]
Mr. Dilworthy considered his re-election certain, but he was a careful, painstaking man, and if, by visiting his State he could find the opportunity to persuade a few more legislators to vote for him, he held the journey to be well worth taking. [5]
What was in his mind was also passing through that of the river-driver and a few of his friends, and they carefully watched the route he was taking. [11]
Once or twice he said, 'It has come, it has come,' and there were a few broken words before consciousness fled, but there was little time for messages or leave- taking. [6]
He ought to have told him frankly about the ownership of the magazine, and what manner of man the man was whose money he was taking. [8]
Before they had had time to secure quarters the soldiers ran out into the streets to see the city and, hearing that everything had been abandoned, rushed to places where valuables were to be had for the taking. [2]
Stripped of the glamour of these, was not Rolfe's doctrine just one of taking, taking? [9]

Short sentences using taking

Where are you taking me? [10]
Where were they taking her? [10]
I'm taking care of you. [11]
Taking one near, he waited. [11]

Sentences containing taking two or more times

She was taking the opium that her husband had had, taking it in excessive quantities; and she could easily procure more through some other physician. [10]
I am not taking it, but I am taking a pledge to return the compliment to you if ever I get the chance. [11]
Taking it for granted that they are full of noble thoughts and beautiful imaginings, we doubt whether the time spent on them could not be better employed in acquiring knowledge or taking exercise. [4]
We get our expression of taking a man "a peg lower," or taking him "down a peg," from this custom. [4]
The post hoc ergo propter hoc error: he got well after taking my medicine; therefore in consequence of taking it. [3]
Things are gradually and steadily taking shape inside the house, and nature is taking care of the outside in her ingenious and wonderful fashion--and she is competent and asks no help and gets none. [5]

More example sentences with the word taking in them

At Pocasset the young men explored all the thick woods,--some who ought to have known better taking their guns, which made a talk, as one might well suppose it would. [6]
A self-sufficient, doughty young man, with the round head that withstands many blows, taking by nature to competition and buccaneering in general. [9]
My wives are young and charming, and when they grow old, what is to hinder me from taking others, still handsomer, and who, by the side of the faded beauties, will be doubly charming. [10]
I appeal to you, Mr. Ritchie,"--he was still talking in French--"I appeal to you, who are a man of affairs,"--and he swept me a bow,--"if a captain would risk taking a fugitive to France for eight hundred livres? [9]
I knew that you would not refuse me in spite of the fact that the world may misunderstand, may sneer at your taking me. [9]
You smile as you think of my taking it for a fleshless human figure, when I saw its tube pointing to the sky, and thought it was an arm, under the white drapery thrown over it for protection. [6]
The labour which you have shirked, which is now hidden from you, will be disclosed, you will justify your existence by taking your place as an element of the community. [9]
For a hundred years we have reckoned it progress, that the people were taking part in government. [4]
For many a year, you know as well as I do, ships have been coming from France to Ireland with the very best wines and liquors, and taking back the very best wool- -smuggled, of course. [11]
He could have written and asked about the aged Zonoras before taking the house. [5]
Finally Venters concluded Wrangle had grazed far enough, and, taking his lasso, he went to fetch him back. [13]
And now I would have spoken had not Mademoiselle astonished me by taking the lead. [9]
He does not work, except when people are looking, and only then when the observer has a green, naturalistic look, and seems to be taking notes. [5]
It isn't your work only that's taking you away. [11]
And taking the work of General Thomas into the count, as it should be taken, it is indeed a great success. [7]
He pledged his word, that his men would look on at the duel without taking any share in it, no matter what the result might be. [10]
The gentlemen were wont to dine at the Coffee House, and I would sit near the foot of the table, taking notes of their plans. [9]
Mr Slum then withdrew to alter the acrostic, after taking a most affectionate leave of his patroness, and promising to return, as soon as he possibly could, with a fair copy for the printer. [12]
Well, he began with taking off the case, and so on from one liberty to another, until he got it fairly open, and there were the works, as good as if they were alive,--crown-wheel, balance-wheel, and all the rest. [6]
We left him with only twenty-six dead people to account for, and I felt a tranquil satisfaction in the thought that in so judiciously taking care of No. [5]
The chiefs argued with her, and at last persuaded her to go home and prepare for the great work by taking proper rest, and also by having a leech look to a wound which she had received in her foot. [5]
The young lady with her imperial Majesty was a maid of honor--and I had been taking her for one of her boarders, all the time. [5]
He began taking with her as a physician; he wanted to know how her rheumatism had been. [6]
Speranski smiled and, with an evident wish to prevent the conversation from taking an unpleasant course, told a story that had no connection with the previous conversation. [2]
And now I will not longer defer the pleasure of taking you, and each of you, by the hand. [7]
Some time you will be going home; and if you wouldn't mind taking them along--" "Who? [5]
There are, those who would like to live in this free fashion forever, taking rain and sun as heaven pleases; and there are some souls so constituted that they cannot exist more than three days without their worldly--baggage. [4]
Gentlemen and ladies who were sick, or were taking a siesta, or had dissipated till a late hour and were making up lost sleep, thronged into the public streets in all sorts of queer apparel, and some without any at all. [5]
It was he who had prevented Bigot from taking Mathilde away from Alixe, and locking her up, or worse. [11]
Hastily pushing the white hair back from her brow, she threw a veil over it, and hurried through the camp to the spot where the election was taking place. [10]
For several seconds while the young man was taking his place on the step the silence continued. [2]
On coming home, while his valets were still taking off his things, he picked up a book and began to read. [2]
For a little while he was left alone and involuntarily witnessed what was taking place on the other two tables. [2]
By the pond where all the people drank, performed their ablutions, bathed their bodies and rinsed their mouths, sat the sheikh-el-beled, the village chief, taking counsel in sorrow with the barber, the holy man, and others. [11]
After the dance, when he was taking her to her mother, he saw a pale intense face looking out to him from a row of others. [11]
But Philip wondered what would be the effect on his own character and on his intellect if he indulged much in the habit of making the worse appear the better cause, and taking up indifferently any side that paid. [4]
Then I witnessed what Brehm has described, for monkey after monkey, with head raised high and turned on one side, could not resist taking a momentary peep into the upright bag, at the dreadful object lying quietly at the bottom. [1]
While the guests were taking their leave Pierre remained for a long time alone with Helene in the little drawing room where they were sitting. [2]
This time they were taking the field to hew down men of his own blood. [10]
While the friends were occupied in restoring Uarda to animation, and in taking affectionate care of her, Katuti was walking restlessly backwards and forwards in her tent. [10]
The more ignorant were in fear of a cataclysm, the others taking it for an omen. [9]
The three soldiers were eating and talking among themselves, taking no notice of him. [2]
His grave eyes were dim with tears as, when taking leave, he whispered to the Lady Euryale: "All is well. [10]
Now wheresoever a well-to-do Nuremberg citizen is taking his ease with victuals and drink, if others join him they likewise must sit down and eat with him, yea, if it were in hell itself. [10]
He was surprisingly well, considering everything, when we left New York, and the army medical men advised taking him home. [9]
Time and time we met people plodding along, some of them nodding uncertainly, others abruptly taking the far side of the pike, and every encounter drove the poison deeper into his soul. [9]
Ten minutes afterward we met a hot, red-faced man plunging down the mountain, making mighty strides, swinging his alpenstock ahead of him, and taking a grip on the ground with its iron point to support these big strides. [5]
He had a way, which there was no resisting, of taking people by storm. [9]
But the morning was wearing away; so he went to the schoolroom, taking leave very properly of his respected principal, who soon took his hat and departed. [6]
The Reverend Doctor was very far from taking offence at the old physician's freedom of speech. [6]
However, Eagle Bend was two miles wide at this bank-full stage, and correspondingly long and deep; and the boat was steering herself straight down the middle and taking no chances. [5]
While this conversation was taking place, Melissa and her companion had reached the shore of the lake, the large inland sea which washed the southern side of the city and afforded anchorage for the Nile-boats. [10]
This young man--it was our kind friend Marcus, of course--crossed the court, taking a zigzag at first, as a snipe flies, and then came towards our door. [10]
Though the commander was occupied in giving instructions to Major Ekonomov, he could not help taking notice of the soldier. [2]
This good Samaritan was not only taking me into his home, but would fight for my rights with the strong brain that had lifted him out of poverty and obscurity. [9]
And that it was not an unprovided or destitute caravan was clear from this lady's occupation, which was the very pleasant and refreshing one of taking tea. [12]
But the pain was immediately followed by a feeling of release from the oppressive constraint that had prevented her taking part in life. [2]
Once, while I was hungrily taking in one of these surprises, and doing my best to get all I possibly could of it while it should last, I was interrupted by a young and care-free voice: "You're an American, I think--so'm I. [5]
Before the book was half finished those three were taking things almost entirely into their own hands and working the whole tale as a private venture of their own--a tale which they had nothing at all to do with, by rights. [5]
Even after I was frozen solid I could still distinguish that tickling, just as a corpse does when he is taking electric treatment. [5]
The accused Gopal was asked by Tookaram to go back to his room, and he did so, taking away with him the two gold ornaments and the 'lota'. [5]
His taking off was a prodigious surprise, and his death has been most widely and sincerely regretted. [5]
The stranger is warned against taking cold baths in India, but even the most intelligent strangers are fools, and they do not obey, and so they presently get laid up. [5]
Lastly, with earnest warmth, she besought him, before taking the prisoners away, to permit her to speak to the commanding general, Philippus, her father's guest, who, she was certain, was in the palace. [10]
I did not wait for him to spring, but, taking the best aim I could with my two hands, fired. [9]
But he said, wait a minute--I must be vaccinated to prevent my taking the small-pox. [5]
But the captain wadna hark to my rede when I tauld him naught but dool wad cooin o' taking Mungo. [9]
It is not very polite of him to go off in this way without taking leave; nay, I could call it ungrateful, since I had proposed to tell him on our way home all about my brother Euergetes, who has arrived to-day with his friends. [10]
He is a very nice old bachelor, but is an old bachelor just the same and isn't more than about a year this side of retirement by age limit; and so what does he know about taking care of a little maid nine years old? [5]
We got up very much jaded, at dawn, and stepped out at a way station; and, while we were taking a cup of coffee, that Englishman ranged up alongside, and somebody said to him: "So you didn't stop off, after all? [5]
It is a very agreeable climb up Newport, and not difficult; but if the sun is out, one feels, after scrambling over the rocks and walking home by the dusty road, like taking a long pull at a cup of shandygaff. [4]
She did not venture to ask any questions, and shut the door again, now sitting down in her easy chair, now taking her prayer book, now kneeling before the icon stand. [2]
It troubled him vaguely, for Mr. Parr was the aggressor; and often at dusk, when Hodder was working under his study lamp, the telephone would ring, and on taking down the receiver he would hear the banker's voice. [9]
He has fastened upon you at last," answers Comyn, taking the paper. [9]
He was set upon complete renunciation; on going forth like a pilgrim from the place of his troubles and sorrows, taking no gifts, no mercies save those which heaven accorded him. [11]
I assisted him up, the stairs, my uncle taking his arm on the other side. [9]
So we took up the anchor and moved outside, to lie a dozen hours or so, taking in supplies, and then sail for Constantinople. [5]
No more taking up of dull earths, and turning them, first into clear solutions, and then into lustrous prisms! [6]
Moses Hatch hitched up his team and went out to see Jabez, spent an hour in general conversation, and then plumped the question, taking, as he said, that means of finding out. [9]
The princess, picking up her dress, was taking her seat in the dark carriage, her husband was adjusting his saber; Prince Hippolyte, under pretense of helping, was in everyone's way. [2]
He has not undertaken to say that Trumbull tells a lie about these words being stricken out, but he is really, when pushed up to it, only taking an issue upon the meaning of the words. [7]
He could not understand why Blanche should stagger and grow white when he told her; nor why she insisted on taking the liquor herself. [11]
On it went, under the wide spans of the old wooden, covered bridge, swirling around the great rocks on which the piers stood, spreading away below in shallows, and taking the shadows of a row of maples that lined the green shore. [4]
Maude was seated under the lamp at the end of the big room reading from "Don Quixote"; Matthew and Biddy were at her feet, and Moreton, less attentive, at a little distance was taking apart a mechanical toy. [9]
Perhaps by taking two parts of the same speech he could have got up as much of a conflict as the one he has found. [7]
It will arraign two or three dozen of its members, or maybe four or five dozen, for taking bribes to vote for this and that and the other bill last winter. [5]
She was by turns annoyed, amused, and distrait: Peter was leaving his hotel; now he was taking the train. [9]
After taking a turn along the Podnovinski Boulevard, Balaga began to rein in, and turning back drew up at the crossing of the old Konyusheny Street. [2]
One of those trust companies is taking care of it. [5]
The monks had torn the desecrated block from the niche in the Serapeum, hauled it through the courts on to the steps, and were now taking it to the arena where it was to be burnt. [10]
Then the Colonel took me by the arms, as gently as a woman might, set me down on the ground beside him, and taking a spoonful of the hominy forced it between my lips. [9]
Moses and Aaron, too, had gone away, taking Hur's grandson with them; but no one had deemed her, who lived and breathed solely for her people and their welfare, worthy to learn whither their journey led or what was its purpose. [10]
This was taking too much time, so it was agreed to shoot them. [5]
Is it taking too great a liberty to ask how early you began to write in verse? [6]
That night, as Tom and Cowan and McCann and James Ray lay around their fire, taking a well-earned rest, a man broke excitedly into the light with a kettle-shaped object balanced on his head, which he set down in front of us. [9]
Thither came Miss Todd of Kentucky, long before she thought of taking for a husband that rude man of the people, Abraham Lincoln. [9]
If Paaker comes to you repentant, receive him kindly, and let me know; but if he will not yield, close your rooms against him, and let him depart without taking leave of you. [10]
He stepped across to where the old man sat, with his bald head shining like ivory under the gas-jet, and his fine patriarchal length of bearded mask taking picturesque lights and shadows, and put out his hand to him. [8]
Next we went to visit the Morgue, that horrible receptacle for the dead who die mysteriously and leave the manner of their taking off a dismal secret. [5]
When I got to Victoria I wired for money and sailed to Japan; and then I went on to India and through the Suez, taking things easy. [9]

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