Example sentences of "she took [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took six weeks leave after Hannah 's birth and two weeks after Jessica 's . |
| 2 | Agnes clearly was n't going to take Maxim any more seriously as a spotter of fan clubs than she took Six as an organiser of them . |
| 3 | She take , she took six people |
| 4 | She took five years to do it , five years of remissions and declines and suffering borne with no patience whatever . |
| 5 | The circle was divided into four equal segments by two straight paths ; she took one of the paths . |
| 6 | Nanny was humming softly to herself when she took one of the big tins from the shelf to make a meal of corned-beef slices and wedges of onion fried in batter . |
| 7 | Then she took one step more towards me so that a bar of light fell across her face and I could see the angry expression on it . |
| 8 | She took one step forwards and shouted , ‘ Yes , I 'm in the middle of my ball period , if you want to know , ’ and the brandy slopped out of her glass and dropped into the part of the carpet that was orange and was never seen again . |
| 9 | The pathetic , skinny dog was scratching around the dustbin searching for the slightest bit of food , until she took one look at me and shot off with her tail between her legs . |
| 10 | She took one step forward and picked up the paperweight from the vicar 's desk — a large pebble upon which Mrs Longhill had painted wild flowers as a birthday present for her husband . |
| 11 | She took one hell of a beating . |
| 12 | She took one of his hands and pressed it to the bodice of her gown . |
| 13 | She took one look at Joe 's face and began to scream . |
| 14 | She took one last look at herself in the wardrobe mirror before she pulled on the sheepskin that her father had bought her for Christmas . |
| 15 | She took one of his hands and drew it towards her breast . |
| 16 | She took one of my mother 's gingham breakfast napkins from a drawer and wrung it out in cold water . |
| 17 | She took one or two of them down and turned the pages over , trying to persuade herself she was reading them . |
| 18 | In her own flat , although she normally drank very little , she took one of her best cut-glass tumblers and poured herself a stiff whisky — Laphroaig , bought on her last trip abroad . |
| 19 | As she left the cabin she took one of the oilskin jackets out the hanging locker . |
| 20 | She took one step forward , then realized she could not go on . |
| 21 | She took one look at the sand dunes drifting around our sitting-room and shook her head . |
| 22 | He bent her supple body back ; she took one look over her shoulder and saw nothing but fast-flowing black water . |
| 23 | She took one last glance in the mirror before leaving the room , sighing dispiritedly at the sight of her own reflection . |
| 24 | She took one of the biscuits ; they were Nice biscuits in the pretty floral tin today , quite her favourite ; she preferred them to Marie . |
| 25 | She took one stick and leaned on my arm for a little walk round the house . |
| 26 | She took one step forward and toppled Mitch fully dressed in to the swimming-pool without a moment 's hesitation . |
| 27 | She took one last glance at the window above to see Maria Luisa with her palms flat against the window-pane , desperately , mutely pleading with Ruth for help with eyes so full of pain that Ruth 's nerves nearly snapped . |
| 28 | With a small cry of anguish she took one last look at him and turned and fled . |
| 29 | She took one glass off the tray , unbalanced the entire thing , and stood there looking sadly down at her water-stained skirt . |
| 30 | She took one last look around , making sure it was all tidy , before going to the door . |