Example sentences of "he [was/were] taking the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bar was quiet and he was taking the opportunity to do some washing up . |
| 2 | I liked it because he was taking the mickey out of himself . |
| 3 | Possible , but if I was a BNP yob I 'd think he was taking the piss and would throw something , and if I was n't , I might throw something anyway because nationalism stinks — keep those ‘ Ethnic Cleansing ’ concentration camps in your mind . |
| 4 | Anyway , one day he shouted to her that he was taking the bike out , she was in another room doing something , and minutes later he was dead . |
| 5 | To counter this , he was Taking the Side of the Other , using the national symbols of kingship , which he had previously derided . |
| 6 | He raised his arm and a man came from the buildings at the side of the field , and it was soon apparent that he was taking the car away . |
| 7 | ‘ He was shot last night when he was taking the dog for a walk . ’ |
| 8 | She has already tried it successfully on one of her sons whose eczema disappeared while he was taking the product . |
| 9 | Now you can imagine with a little van that size the policeman thought he was taking the mickey . |