The young man came over, and the Colonel took a few steps to meet him.

I watched the Colonel take a book from the shelves.

The Colonel strode up and took the dead woman in his arms.

The colonel took a close look at the new arrivals.

The Colonel accepted the beer from her and took a long pull.

But neither the colonel nor the colonel's wife could have taken it.

The colonel had taken Ian's cash and the law his credit.

The colonel took his old friend by the hand.

Which the colonel was taking his time about doing.

The Colonel took some time now before he continued.