Example sentences of "[was/were] taking [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AS BEFITS one of the great revolutionary years of modern European history , the police were taking no chances with the Strasbourg summiteers yesterday . |
| 2 | In the light of this and a vivid description of an unexpected home delivery to my husband — we were taking no chances — and I was rushed to the Birmingham Maternity Hospital , with 5 minute contractions , the evening before the 2nd Estimated Day Delivery with what turned out to be a false alarm ! |
| 3 | After their previous experience of leaky ponds , John and Jenny were taking no chances with the strength of the retaining wall . |
| 4 | This may have had nothing to do with my arrival and more to do with some riots on the occasion of the funeral of the assassinated opposition leader but clearly they were taking no chances . |
| 5 | This time they were taking no chances . |
| 6 | And I was downstairs with Lottie ; and we were taking coats , do you see ; people were coming in to lunch or dinner — I forget — we were taking the coats , and a man went upstairs — I do n't know who he was — and he had a big head , and it was completely bald ! |
| 7 | The drunken voice of Officer Cecil informed him that he and his fellows were taking the calls one at a time . |
| 8 | When the mothers were taking the kids across the road , you had to hold the traffic up . |
| 9 | It all checked , but the guard was taking no chances now , not in view of Manville 's openly aggressive attitude . |
| 10 | Mum was taking no chances . |
| 11 | For Weaver just fired blindly at Doyle , and though his shot went wild , Doyle was taking no chances . |
| 12 | Saint Julien was taking no chances , his acquired Smith & Wesson discreetly out of sight as he allowed them in . |
| 13 | I was taking no chances . |
| 14 | ‘ Or his killer was taking no chances on the bodies being discovered too soon . |
| 15 | He was taking no chances on having too many deaths to muck up his statistics . |
| 16 | After her recent experience she was taking no chances . |
| 17 | But Spatz was taking no chances . |
| 18 | He was taking no chances as his clear gaze dared her to lie . |
| 19 | Then it was probably safe , but Shelley was taking no chances . |
| 20 | I was taking the minutes of the meeting . |
| 21 | It came on 14 July , a day on which the French Ambassador had asked for an audience with King William , who was taking the waters at the spa town of Ems , and had been twice refused , courteously but firmly . |
| 22 | When challenged by the head gardener the Americans pretended to be a press gang , which was sufficient to set ‘ all the stout young fellows ’ on the estate running off to the town for safety , but he also informed them that their intended victim was taking the waters at Buxton , and Jones set off back to his boat , until the two officers with him pointed out that , having left Whitehaven empty-handed , the crew should at least be allowed to loot the house . |
| 23 | Like every other parent in Bootle 's Strand shopping centre yesterday , she was taking the words of Merseyside Police 's Det Supt Albert Kirkby very seriously . |
| 24 | That was taking the clips off and clipping the wagons on . |
| 25 | And anyway , after all , it was nothing to say , I mean , that I was taking the towels over for you . ’ |
| 26 | My father meanwhile was taking the tickets and having the luggage labelled . |