Example sentences of "take a few [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this in mind take a few relaxing deep breaths before you stand to speak and then make sure you are standing comfortably . |
| 2 | Take a few deep breaths . |
| 3 | Now take a few deep breaths , have a stretch and make sure that your jaw is relaxed ( no clenched teeth please ) and you are ready to start . |
| 4 | Instead , close your eyes , take a few deep breaths , then breathe out as a sigh and relax into the experience . |
| 5 | When you can do this easily your lungs will be free to fill from top to bottom , so take a few deep , slow but gentle breaths . |
| 6 | Soon it was time to stop , hum a tune , take a few calming breaths , and generally try to kid myself that nothing unusual was happening here . |
| 7 | ‘ The only thing I can think of is that there is a convent near where I live , and they take a few elderly people . ’ |
| 8 | Rossini set the words of his theatre librettists happily and so , give or take a few personal quiddities , did the Italian stories , outline and the dictate the treatment , but he handed over the actual versification to Piave , Ghislanzoni , Boito and the rest . |
| 9 | Give or take a few minor exceptions , all members have the same number of chromosomes , and every location along the length of a chromosome has its exact opposite number in the same position along the length of the corresponding chromosome in all other members of the species . |
| 10 | You take a few green turns , |
| 11 | Or rather , Francis is actually going to play soldiers , I 'm sneaking around the place to see what I can see and maybe take a few incriminating photos with my trusty Box Brownie . ’ |
| 12 | They wanted to complete their survey of the island , write up their findings and take a few definitive shots for their photographic record . |