Example sentences of "[vb past] take a step " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to take a step , but the suit would n't respond to her commands . |
| 2 | But if , instead of jumping you walked , one step at a time , and were given one small coin as a reward every time you happened to take a step in the right direction , you would reach the scorpion in a very short time . |
| 3 | Her feet felt like leaden weights , but she eventually managed to take a step , and then another , one hand held out in front of her to feel for the bed . |
| 4 | Yet some did take a step of great courage . |
| 5 | I did take a step back and look at myself . |
| 6 | Hungary appeared to take a step in the right direction when its rulers voted to transmute the old Hungarian Socialist Workers ' Party into a new , reformist-led Socialist Party — and in effect divorced the party from the state . |
| 7 | It was a distinct , physical feeling of sick panic , as if she had taken a step — and there was nothing there . |
| 8 | But in the meantime Louis had taken a step back by withdrawing his consent to the betrothal of Richard and Alice . |
| 9 | He had taken a step towards her . |
| 10 | In a moment the paper was back in its folder , and he had taken a step away from her . |
| 11 | Cath Thompson , from the Traveller 's Rest , Cockerton , said the meeting had taken a step forward as Inntrepreneur had agreed to negotiate rents . |