Example sentences of "she took the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hers was on the floor by the bedside table — she 'd probably knocked it off when she had a glass of water , or when she took the veronal . ’ |
| 2 | I think they had their fun , she took the veronal to sleep soundly , then when she was far gone he smothered her . ’ |
| 3 | She took the bones of Lucy 's text , then fleshed them out a little here and there . |
| 4 | In her living room she took the bundle of replies to her ad in the New Statesman , settled at her desk and wrote to Michael who was an architect and described himself as outgoing . |
| 5 | When Warner Bros , the company with which she had signed an exclusive long-term contract , squandered her potential during the Thirties in a series of amusing but , for her , unfulfilling potboilers ( eg Fashions of 1934 , The Big Shakedown , Jimmy the Gent , Fog over Frisco ) , she took the unprecedented step of departing for England , where she could continue working outside of American jurisdiction . |
| 6 | She took the punishments meted out to her without a murmur . |
| 7 | She took the letter from her hands and opened it . |
| 8 | She took the boy from him roughly as if so much exaggerated worship offended her . |
| 9 | She took the coffee that the waiter had brought and handed a cup to Wexford . |
| 10 | She took the cigarette stub from her holder and replaced it with a fresh one . |
| 11 | She took the material off of the wall , and all her shoes and make up and just about everything cept the big stuff . |
| 12 | She took the cup Lee held out to her in her knobbly hands . |
| 13 | She took the note from Lee 's Mum . |
| 14 | She took the cocktail which the waiter had just brought . |
| 15 | She took the receiver and Keith put his face close again , so that he would not miss anything . |
| 16 | She records that , when his Regt embarked for the Crimean campaign and fears were expressed for his safety , she took the hopeful view that ‘ so much prayer was made for him , we ought to believe that a special providence would be extended over him . |
| 17 | She took the dog from him . |
| 18 | With her free hand she took the golden decoration from him , examining it with care . |
| 19 | She had said nothing , nothing at all to reveal to him how she took the idea of Florence Ames , whether she cared or did not care . |
| 20 | She took the three five-pound notes with a swift , submissive movement , and her body went limp . |
| 21 | I was moved to see that she had absolute faith in my goodwill , for she took the bag without glancing at the contents . |
| 22 | Twice that morning , before even the heat was at its worst , she had to lie down and mop her face with a cold wet cloth and when she took the cloth from her skin it seemed to steam . |
| 23 | She took the money and ran from her obligations . ’ |
| 24 | With trembling hands , she took the wad of bills from her pocket and began to count it out . |
| 25 | She took the impact on her wrist . |
| 26 | She took the photograph back from him and reached inside her apron pocket for her spectacles . |
| 27 | She took the official guide out of her handbag and peered at it . ’ |
| 28 | She took the call and said it was for me . |
| 29 | We began to work on two hander pieces — she took the pictures , I wrote the words . |
| 30 | She took the view that if one gave women the chance to do current affairs they might produce current affairs ' programmes that were different from men 's . |