took flight

When the driver realized that he had caused an accident, he got such a fright that he took flight with his car.

But the scarab beetle saw through this trick. He made, a pellet of dung, took flight, and when he got above the lap of Zeus he let it fall.

Once investors realised that this was unsustainable, capital took flight and the country's foreign reserves dwindled.

An old lady's russet wig lies in the road, lost perhaps as she took flight after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

The current panic is the ugly aftermath of the credit mania that took flight in the middle years of this decade.

Suddenly Dziwisz heard a deafening noise, and pigeons all over the square took flight. Then the pope slumped against him.

Badly beaten, the enemy took flight in despair.

More specific techniques would be required as the conversation took flight.

Catesby took flight but Fawkes waited by the gunpowder to start the fire.

On a splendid summer afternoon England's hopes and dreams for the World Cup took flight yesterday.

After traveling to Xi'an, took flight back to the Sui, ending pleasant journey.

Born to an Angel family of healers, Michael's destiny took flight in the opposite direction.

The gang took flight when heard the police car.

From then on, the business took flight.

from my roof a swallow took flight in my stead she will stay by your side.

With the development of sound in film, the world of animated characters took flight.