Example sentences of "[noun] and [pers pn] took a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was hard to fight my way out of the reserves and it took a long time for me to recover . ’ |
| 2 | A horrible weakness seemed to have invaded her limbs and it took a supreme effort to drag her attention back to the conversation . |
| 3 | But they won a fair fight and they took a tremendous lot of trouble and they really did a very good campaign , there 's no question about that at all . |
| 4 | So I closed the top of the copier and I took a blank piece of paper and again I concentrated on the idea of this woman 's surprise and then transfixion when she saw my memo until I was hard again . |
| 5 | Marc 's face was suffused with colour and he took a violent step forward . |
| 6 | Emily was being handed down to stand before the light-filled doorway of the Assembly Rooms and she took a deep breath of anticipation , this was her night , the night she was to be accepted as an adult and she would make the most of it . |
| 7 | Because I took midwifery and I took a little bit of erm school nursing and general you know , so that I was capable take a district on Anglesey . |
| 8 | He hurried her out of the restaurant and she took a last look at the castle as he drove past , promising herself she would return one day . |
| 9 | If you must know — Silas and I took a short walk along the track — ’ |
| 10 | He stepped out of her way and she took a deep breath as she ran to the door and slammed it shut behind her . |
| 11 | About this time a new librarian , Suzy Chaplin , arrived at our school and she took a keen interest in anything the students were doing . |
| 12 | I passed the pack and she took a small gold lighter from her purse . |