Example sentences of "she [was/were] taking the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was taking the eight-to eleven-year-olds . |
| 2 | ‘ Not to Mother , ’ I said sadly , for she was taking the ‘ disgrace ’ very badly . |
| 3 | It was late in the day and she was taking the last of the sun . |
| 4 | He and Merlyn had planned to go somewhere else , and she was taking the box there . ’ |
| 5 | Sucking in a shaky breath , aware she was taking the greatest gamble of her life , she returned to face him . |
| 6 | She could n't quite believe she was taking the first few tentative steps back towards her marriage . |
| 7 | ‘ Romantic , ’ said Zeinab , as if she was taking the word down to be used in evidence . |
| 8 | ‘ I thought Miss Dixon was effectively a danger to the company because she was taking the law into her own hands , ’ he said . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | what you suggested how she got in that , oh no you ca n't have that , well she kept coming and she kept are n't I a silly bitch , are n't I silly bitch Bill , and he looked she was taking the mickey out and he said well what , what 's your daughter 's name , she said Jane , as if he was puddled he said no what 's that name ? |
| 11 | er , it got that bad that I thought she was taking the piss out of me . |