1.   He was prepared to take a drop in wages.

2.   I suppose he was worrying whether coppers were taking a nasty drop.

3.   Victory against Boroughmuir and Currie respectively will condemn Selkirk, on nine points, to take the drop next season with Dundee HSFP.

4.   And diesel fuel has soared just when prices normally take a seasonal drop.

5.   Andrade had to take a drop and play his third shot off the wet sand in front of interested onlookers out for a stroll.

6.   Bland had hit his second shot into a hazard guarding the green and after searching unsuccesfully, he took a drop and played his fourth shot onto the green.

7.   After taking a drop, he left his next shot in a bunker short of the green, then sculled a sand shot back into the water.

8.   After taking the drop, his ball rolled underneath a bush.

9.   After taking a drop, Mickelson failed to get up and down to save par, but he insisted that he made the right decision.