Example sentences of "took a deep [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took a deep draught , and wiped his brow with the back of his hand , taking the spectacles off to polish them with a white handkerchief . |
| 2 | Donald took a deep swig of his beer . |
| 3 | Yanto took a deep swig . |
| 4 | ‘ Christ 'ent it bloody 'ot , ’ Billy Tolboys breathed the words as he took his arm from around Mary 's waist and expertly swung the heavy stone jar on to his shoulder and took a deep swig . |
| 5 | They both took a deep swig . |
| 6 | Hans raised his eyebrows , then took a deep swig of the brandy . |
| 7 | He rose , flung his arms wide , took a deep inhalation of sea air and climbed the few paces to the top of the dune where he would be visible to the clothed . |
| 8 | I took a deep slug . |
| 9 | Sarah passed the child to her and took a deep drink of her tea . |
| 10 | He took a deep swallow and closed his eyes as the liquid burned its way down . |
| 11 | Cranston took a deep gulp from the wine bowl . |
| 12 | The 2nd Longreen Brownies , however , took a deep interest in their Brown Owl . |
| 13 | I was glad to do this , for I had kept in close touch with his work and took a deep interest in it . |
| 14 | Someone passed her a fresh joint and she took a deep drag , feeling the smoke burn her throat . |
| 15 | She slid out of the sleeves of her coat , lit a cigarette , took a deep drag . |
| 16 | He lit a Woodbine , took a deep drag and stared about him . |
| 17 | She took a deep drag , smiled at him , laid a hand on his arm . |
| 18 | She took a deep sniff of it . |
| 19 | The policeman frantically lit another cigarette , then leant back , his eyes closed as he took a deep lungful of tobacco smoke . |
| 20 | Jay took a deep breath and nuzzled Lucy 's neck . |
| 21 | Stepping up to bat in the eighth inning of game five on Sunday with the scores tied 1-1 , the Giants first baseman had trouble controlling the adrenalin , ‘ but I took a deep breath and tried to focus on the point of release of the ball ’ . |
| 22 | Released from the spell , Rachel took a deep breath and knew her duty . |
| 23 | Bodo took a deep breath . |
| 24 | He took a deep breath and opened the door . |
| 25 | She bit her lip , took a deep breath , and spoke . |
| 26 | It could not have been more exciting news and everyone was thrilled , but her small and newly gathered staff took a deep breath . |
| 27 | He took a deep breath and headed down , the sergeant , two constables and Miss Williams in his wake . |
| 28 | By mutual consent they desisted , and Peter Yeo took a deep breath . |
| 29 | Mr Orlando , who last month took a deep breath and announced his intention of leaving the Christian Democrats to lead his own party , is the more bitter of the two . |
| 30 | He took a deep breath before he spoke as if to keep himself calm . |