It does not make sense as you do not sip cigarettes and there is no such thing as a sip of cigarettes, but structurally the sentence is ok.
I never took a chance when I new it was right.
The grounder took a bad hop, right over my shoulder.
It took a long time for my mom to do the laundry
We took a long look at the abyss which we had to cross.
It is a noun.
Write a sentence that makes sense and try putting the word across in the sentence.
Bob was surprised as the illusion took place right before his eyes.
i do not know he did not do it right and he was nevous or something.
the pirate took a long voyage along the Atlantic coast.
Just about as long as it took you to spell that word right.
Yes you can, for instance: " I knew that my cat was in pain, so I took him to the vet right away."
That book took a long time to read good thing it was sooty