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After inheriting his father's lands and titles, he took his place as a non-partisan crossbench peer in the House of Lords in 1869 and became its first Muslim member.

From BBC

When facing spin for the first time, he took one single and then hit his first boundary from the next delivery.

From BBC

Harrison says he took part in his first Nationals last year in London and it "cemented" his love for the sport.

From BBC

It is the game that took him to Barcelona's famed La Masia academy as a child and European glory as an adult.

From BBC

Southern Californians out on Saturday night for Valentine’s Day took a break from staring longingly into each other’s eyes to gaze at something else: a SpaceX rocket blazing across the early evening Southland sky.

From Los Angeles Times