When gunfire erupts, the reporter takes cover behind a concrete barrier.

Before the meeting starts, she calmly takes a seat at the head of the table.

When the gallery fills, the elderly man quietly takes a pew at the back and watches the performance.

Every time the manager leaves, someone else takes over without hesitation.

Her debating style takes no prisoners, and opponents rarely recover.

Every time she visits the coast, she takes a picture of the lighthouse.

When the office becomes quiet, she takes leave and spends the afternoon reading by the lake.

The sudden announcement takes aback the new interns, leaving them speechless.

In a boxing match, the referee takes the count when a boxer is knocked down.

The boxer takes a dive whenever the promoters want to fix the title fight.