1.   She took a painting some one gave us as a wedding present.

2.   The paintings cannot be taken out of Russia without special permission.

3.   Assistant U.S. Attorney David Nutter said Ramus defrauded a number of clients by taking their paintings on consignment, only to sell them and keep the proceeds for himself.

4.   A businessman took forbidden paintings out of storage.

5.   But the deal broke down, according to the Herald, because the men failed to take specific paintings by Botticelli and Titian.

6.   Chin said the Belgian authorities are investigating the two people who took the painting as collateral.

7.   Five bidders tried to take the painting home.

8.   If a painting is taken off the wall, an alarm bell rings.

9.   In that case, the painting was recovered, and the authorities said the demands were made by someone who had not actually taken the painting.

10.   Nelson then took the painting to the owner of an art gallery he knew in San Francisco.