She took no notice of the warning signs and walked straight into the restricted area.

When she entered the room, he immediately took notice of the photograph on the wall.

Exhausted from the conference, she took the red eye to New York to make it to the morning meeting.

She took up the offer to lead the community garden project.

When the news of the mistake reached him, he took someone's head off, even though the error was clearly his own.

When the underdog proposal was criticized, she immediately took up the gauntlet and defended it at the meeting.

Despite the warnings, Jonah took up the gantlet and faced the tournament's reigning champion.

When the schedule changed and supplies were delayed, she took something as it came and adjusted her plans without complaint.

He took on the chin when his proposal failed and then devised a new approach.

When the project deadline moved up unexpectedly, she took something in stride and finished the work on time.