He took a list of names from his smock pocket.

They would also take with them a list of those held to be responsible.

Take a list of any medicines you are currently taking.

Do you take a long list of drugs to manage serious health problems?

He took a list of telephone numbers that our computer often connects to.

Perhaps a more flavorful example would take a list of strings, sort them into order, and then return that as a result instead.

He took a list from the telephone drawer and began to make his calls.

Now let us take a random list of ten items.

He would take a list from his pocket and study it at random moments.

Or it could take a list of book titles and return the cover art from Amazon.