Examples of 'took up a collection' in a sentence
Meaning of "took up a collection"
This phrase means to collect money or items from a group of people for a specific purpose or cause. It implies that individuals contribute to a common pool of resources or funds to support a particular initiative or help someone in need
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took up a collection
Your friends took up a collection to pay them.
I think you are a hell of a nice man, and we took up a collection for you.
They took up a collection to pay for her funeral.
The folks back home took up a collection.
We took up a collection amongst the teachers and such.
Boys over at the precinct took up a collection.
They actually took up a collection to pay my fare to hollywood.
The tenants wanted to thank you for saving our building, so we took up a collection.
They took up a collection for us at church.
Some former prisoners took up a collection.
The boys took up a collection for his widow.
I am from the factory . We took up a collection.
We took up a collection for his family.
The enlisted soldiers took up a collection to buy a ticket.
We took up a collection before his momma came home.
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I am sorry . The folks back home took up a collection.
The guys took up a collection today.
PETER, Some former prisoners took up a collection.
So we took up a collection amongst ourselves.
Lawyers are very good. Your friends took up a collection to pay them.
We took up a collection last week to find you a new partner.
Of all your neighbors here in this apartment. I took up a collection.
He promptly took up a collection for her education and dowry.
Mr. Brewster, I think you are a hell of a nice man and we took up a collection for you.
So we took up a collection amongs ourselves.
They thought it was so cute, they took up a collection of last night 's tips.
We took up a collection for him before his mama got home.
Yeah, so we took up a collection.
We took up a collection to buy these beautiful flowers for our newest clients.
But we only have 90 euro . The sisters took up a collection.
We all took up a collection.
We took up a collection among friends to buy him some very expensive medicine.
I am sorry . - We took up a collection.
We took up a collection to help.
What 's this? I took up a collection.
I took up a collection.
A meeting held in March 1796 took up a collection for destitute French emigres in London.
They took up a collection to send back to Jerusalem.
That's why I took up a collection with the guys from the plant.
They took up a collection for us at church Sunday night.
Sir, hello! We took up a collection to buy these beautiful flowers.
We took up a collection for a wreath, but were not sure which flowers.
You know, we took up a collection for her at church right after it happened.
We took up a collection in the church, that's for you and the boys.
The guys took up a collection to pay for Andy 's services.
We took up a collection amongst the teachers and such, It's not a lot.
Sir, hello . We took up a collection to buy these beautiful flowers for our newest clients.
He took up a collection.
Uh, they took up a collection at the exchange when they heard.
They took up a collection for us at church . Some kind of defense fund.
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