Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] took [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I only took a wee bit , leave it there and I 'll eat it at the end of the day .
2 I only took a quick look , he 'd been dead a long time , it was n't nice , and yet — it looked like Uncle Mosse . ’
3 If I only took the big parts and none of this TV crap I 'd just go away to film , and then when I was around I 'd really be around .
4 I just took an instant shine to him .
5 And I already took a half day off flexi leave .
6 I am 23 and for the past three years I have been piling on the pounds without realising it until I finally took a good look at myself weighing in at 12st 3lbs ( 77.5kg ) at 5ft 4ins ( 1.6m ) .
7 Despite these I always took a last look at the course on the first day of the tournament .
8 The biggest disappointments were Akira Kurosawa 's ‘ Madadayo ’ , a boring film about a teacher and his irritating pupils , and ‘ Far Away , So Close ’ , a long and pretentious film directed by Wim Wenders which undeservedly took the Grand Jury Prize .
9 Deborah Coleman was one of the highest-flying women in Silicon Valley with the title chief financial officer until she suddenly took a long sabbatical a couple of years ago : she did return to Apple Computer Inc and became vice-president for information systems , but quit again suddenly last week ; she has now resurfaced at Tektronix Inc as vice-president for materials operations , which is a new post .
10 Certainly it was she , rather than her husband , whom scholars praised for such discernment , and she who apparently took a personal interest in the literary side of her son 's education .
11 His positive coaching methods pulled together the warring provincial factions and his gentle but firm weeding-out resulted in Evans — who yesterday took an accidental blow to the head in training but will play today — becoming captain .
12 It completed a marvellous weekend for Gillingham , who yesterday took the 100 metres in 1 min 2.16 secs0.18 inside the previous world best this year .
13 It completed a marvellous weekend for Gillingham , who yesterday took the 100 metres in 1 min 2.16 secs0.18 inside the previous world best this year .
14 David Mellor , Treasury Chief Secretary , who also took a front-line role in exposing Labour 's tax and spending plans , was given his own department , in charge of National Heritage — including arts , sports , broadcasting and the national lottery .
15 The best crossbreed was Max , belonging to Beryl Greenslade of Hindhead , who also took the best mover award .
16 Having begun as a left-arm spinner he turned himself into a fast-medium bowler who frequently took the new ball and who at times could be decidedly nippy .
17 She even took a few steps towards them .
18 With their pack showing a voracious appetite for running into and beyond the heart of the visitors ' defence , Moseley were able to set up positions from which Hardcastle , who invariably took the correct options throughout , and Harknett were both able to score .
19 The woman waited with a smile on her face , then sighed and took a cookie out for herself , from which she then took a good bite .
20 We then took a short cut through some alleyways .
21 However , the seeds had been sown in my mind — they just took a long time to grow !
22 They also took a thousand pounds cash .
23 And they now took a new name — the Duke and Duchess of Windsor .
24 Yer never took the last lot back .
25 After her death they certainly took the full brunt , Silvio in particular .
26 But Neath are backing the player 's insistence that he merely took a cold remedy .
27 It only took a little adaptation for many familiar songs to take on a new life and vigour , especially with the accompaniment of timbrels , clapping and dancing .
28 She points out that after battling against the booze for some years it only took a short relapse to destroy much of what she 'd worked for .
29 ‘ After that it only took a single phone call to a friend on the television station in the north where you used to work .
30 But it was a fun film , it only took a few days work — and I got to meet Mick Jagger ! ’
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