take wing

Then I took wing and was able to make better time.

Once past the man, it took wing and was gone.

The second note took wing before the first had died.

We take wing, fly above and then ahead of them.

And she felt the loneliness in her heart take wing.

And when his little bird took wing, he'd have a bit of her here, with him.

They watched me come until I was a foot or so from them, and even then did not take wing.

Thanks everyone, for making the thread take wings a bit.

Lord, how the years took wing once put into flight!

"We came just in time to see you take wing," said the Prince.

He got to within 70 yards of them before they took wing reluctantly.

A few ventured down, but before we could reach them they would take wing again.

For I suspected that the bird would take wing now.

The thing took wing, and now there was nothing to be seen but fires in every direction.

Finally he took wing from the height of a far branch.

All seemed to take wing at precisely the same instant.

But, to say true, things differ little with them now, though that magazine long since took wings and went to a better world.

When taking wing, it runs across the surface of the water for quite a distance.

It took wing for the next tree's upper section, then started down again.

It hovered there for a moment, then took wing again and was gone.

He lifted her onto his back and then gently took wing.

Like some great bird, that though she be my slave can yet take wing?

A few little house bugs of some sort took wing and flew away.

"So much detail," he said as the numbers took wing.

As if the man might have taken wing and flown away, or dropped straight into the ground.