Example sentences of "[pers pn] took a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took a deep breath of cool air before diving into the blast of heat and walking the few steps to the house . |
| 2 | I invited him into the house and there , in the bright light , I took a closer look at him . |
| 3 | I took a closer look at our visitor . |
| 4 | Before I left I took a half-pound packet of sulphonamide from the car boot . |
| 5 | Immediately after leaving SIS , I took a long holiday in Italy . |
| 6 | I took a small class of Bermondsey Girl Guides , and realized the nobility of girls who after working for so many hours in bad conditions were still loyal . |
| 7 | I took a real fancy to her . |
| 8 | Thinking along those lines , I took a certain glee in the thought that the style , like its progenitor , might crack and crumble into maudlin self-justification . |
| 9 | As Lauda remarked : ‘ He was someone I took a great liking to , the craziest devil I ever came across in F1 . ’ |
| 10 | Even before the crash I took a great deal of exercise — you have to work at staying in shape . |
| 11 | But I 've only been there one day — half a day , really , since I took a good bit of time off this afternoon to talk to you . |
| 12 | When I took a rolled-up sample of legal tender , printed by the Royal Mint , applied one end to my right nostril , placed a restraining finger upon my left nostril , rested the other end of the said note upon a mirror or any other shiny reflective surface , upon which was displayed a slender tranche or ‘ line ’ of exotic Colombian snuff , and breathed in as deeply as my lungs would allow , I was merely relaxing in a manner by no means untypical amongst overworked show-business operatives . |
| 13 | I saw his grave when I took a short cut through the churchyard — a modest , friendly , even jolly little grave , where in summer moon-daisies and red clover grew , and quaking grass which little children call shivery-shakes . |
| 14 | Trying to get out of the traffic jam , I took a short cut down a back lane but found that it was blocked by a large wedding tent helpfully erected across the full width of the road . |
| 15 | If you must know — Silas and I took a short walk along the track — ’ |
| 16 | At the early age of thirty-eight me mother sent me West Get up , said she , and get a job says I I 'll do me best I pulled on my Wellingtons to march to march to Kiljimock But I took a wrong turn at Charlestown and ended up in Knock Once this quiet crossroads was a place of quiet prayer Where Catholics got indulgent once or twice a year You could buy a pair of rosary beads or get your candles blessed If you had a guilty conscience , you could get it off your chest … |
| 17 | It 's like I took a completed album of all kinds of different songs and threw it up in the air and it came crashing down . |
| 18 | I am glad that my hon. Friend believes that I took a wise decision over those courthouse closures and they remain open . |
| 19 | I took a quick look at my Leeds record book last evening and was shocked to find our longest unbeaten runs in the 80 's usually consisted of about 70% draws i.e. 9 unbeaten with only 3 wins . |
| 20 | I took a quick breath of relief as I heard it ; the engine of another boat , throttling down to a murmur as she crept into the bay . |
| 21 | With trepidation I took a stronger hold of it and it came away altogether but with a sharp dagger of soreness , like digging out a splinter . |
| 22 | So I closed the top of the copier and I took a blank piece of paper and again I concentrated on the idea of this woman 's surprise and then transfixion when she saw my memo until I was hard again . |
| 23 | I took a whole series of front views of both touring and white water paddlers during forward paddling . |
| 24 | While I was in Germany I took a special interest in the treatment of creative men and women who had lost direction and in some way broken down . |
| 25 | Last year I took a special interest in Arrow , believing it to be the major threat to Transworld . |
| 26 | Because I took midwifery and I took a little bit of erm school nursing and general you know , so that I was capable take a district on Anglesey . |
| 27 | Finally I took a few ends of each colour ( I had n't got much to deal with ) and knitted pieces about twenty stitches by twenty rows , clipped them all together and sent them in with my resignation . |
| 28 | I took a few paces towards her , filling the air with the sweet music of my song . |
| 29 | I took a huge gulp of it — I could 've got drunk on it . |
| 30 | I took a fresh notebook from the glove compartment and started back to talk to them . |