Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] taking a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The , the , the , the the er certain sections of the Communist Party of which Mao was a member and certain sections of the left wing of the Kuomintang were taking a very similar view on , on rural revolution . |
| 2 | Mr Woodhead , 62 , announced he and the mayoress were taking a week off after he appeared before Teesside magistrates in Middlesbrough . |
| 3 | Why , when the opposition goalie was taking a goal-kick , did he crouch forward and remain motionless like Johnny Fartpants ? was this some attempt to psyche out the opposition ? |
| 4 | The band were taking a break from each other , but they 'd be working on some new material soon with a view to releasing a new song as a single to coincide with Reading . |
| 5 | During a pause in the writing , while the deceased was taking a drink of water , he asked Mr. Morgan if Mr. Morgan knew Miss Sharon Hughes ' address . |
| 6 | Compared with all other invasions — China in Tibet , Indonesia in East Timor , Israel in the Lebanon , etc — it was heartwarming to witness the way in which the world community was taking a stand against an act of gross injustice and imposing unprecedented economic sanctions . |
| 7 | Gesner was taking a lot of trouble with Ingrid in the Baron . |
| 8 | My father was taking a stroll to the store . |
| 9 | Lalage was taking a cigarette out of her shagreen case . |
| 10 | Arthur de Haast , a partner of Jones Lang Wootton , which advised the vendor , said the new owner was taking a medium to long-term view on the investment . |
| 11 | While the ladies were fuelling their fire , in more ways than one , John Coffin was taking a walk . |
| 12 | ‘ In that case , a bank messenger was taking a Gladstone bag full of sovereigns to another branch . |
| 13 | As Diana 's life was taking a new direction , her sister Sarah was in crisis . |
| 14 | On Jan. 18 Justice Minister H. J. " Kobie " Coetsee announced that the government was taking a comprehensive approach in a review of the position of restricted and banned organizations . |
| 15 | The Santa Cruz Operation was taking a bullish attitude towards the launch of Destiny last week , pointing out that it was a technology , not a product announcement , and saying that it would be a long time before the package would support the large range of peripherals in the SCO catalogue : SCO also claimed to offer pretty much everything offered by Destiny , including DOS/Windows emulation and Motif — which SCO ships , not just supports — claiming its distribution network was mature and widespread , and said it was more interested in the networked and multi-user system market than the PC and Mac replacement that USL is interested in . |
| 16 | Indeed the heat and glare were taking a heavier toll , and my head was buzzing . |
| 17 | Food was taking a poor second on my diet sheet this evening . |
| 18 | The switched-off siren was taking a long time to die . |
| 19 | At the end of the month New Scientist was taking a sober view of the clinical value of interferon , once thought a possible panacea against viruses . |
| 20 | The diocese of Middlesbrough embraces within its boundaries stark contrasts , even more so in 1978 , when the industrial recession was taking a heavy toll on Teesside and the collapse of the shipping and fishing industries in Hull . |
| 21 | The knitting correspondent was taking a well-earned break from the strenuous world of woollens , courtesy of her travel editor . |
| 22 | But of course , though not before ten-thirty as the Archdeacon was taking a matins for someone on holiday . |
| 23 | Linguistics in the US at this time was taking a different direction . |
| 24 | One top Harvard dealer was taking a taxi ride into the City , and he fell into conversation with the driver . |