Sentence examples for took a bill from inspiring English sources

To underscore the degree of difficulty involved in Brown's feat, it took a bill in the State Legislature to put two universities separated by 75 miles back together on the court.

"In 2007, the Senate took a bill that didn't even go through the committee and dropped it on top of the Senate, the public freaked out and they got more calls and emails on that bill than any other bills in the history of the Senate," said Goodlatte.

He took a bill out of his pocket and slapped it down.

Take a bill introduced by Democratic Representative John K Delaney of Maryland this week.

This British comic, whose deadpan style might remind you of Chris Elliott, asks an audience member for cash, takes a bill and immediately sticks it through a paper shredder.

You can view a list here, but the rule of thumb appeared to be about a 10% increase across the board, give or take a bill.

Or, they'll put out a half-assed proposal that takes a bill with a lot of problems (the Affordable Care Act) and makes it far worse.

Consider Billserv, which takes a billing company's paper bills and converts them to a form that can be posted on a Web site.

This credit may take a billing cycle or two before it shows up, but it will automatically appear – customers don't have to request it, fill out a form, or take any other steps.

"You took a bipartisan bill and turned it into a partisan bill," said Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, the House's No. 2 Democrat.

The driver said he declined and Bulluck grabbed him by his shirt, took a $100 bill and fled.