Abruptly he took up his axe, and his face firmed.

"We're off then," Ivan said, taking up his great axe.

He took up his axe and hopped in circles, eyeing the trees suspiciously.

Would he take up his axe and attack them all?

Beltzer's mouth dropped open and he took up his axe.

Then, seeing that they paid him no attention, he took up his axe.

Taking up my axe, I smash a large hole in the panelling around the lock.

He took up his axe, reversed it, and held the blunt end over the pot.

Never shying from a fight, Ivan took up his axe and charged back in.

He took up his axe and went back to work on the pale-barked tree.