"he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
"he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
"the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
"The beams scanned the night sky"
"scan verses"
"This dictionary can be read by the computer"
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
"the average return was about 5%"
"take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
"We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
"He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"
"take a test"; "take the plunge"
"Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
"take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
"take sick"; "be taken drunk"
"I'll take a pound of that sausage"
"take shelter from the storm"
"He took to visiting bars"
"Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"
"The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
"take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
"accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
"This surface will not take the dye"
"Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "take a swipe at one's opponent"
"His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
"He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
"Bring me the box from the other room"; "take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
"She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
"take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
"the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
"She took credit for the whole idea"
"take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
"Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
"This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
"He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
"We drive the turnpike to work"
"She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
"take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
"take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
"He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
"We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
"She is reading for the bar exam"
"We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
"The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
"It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
"It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
"I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"
"remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"