Example sentences of "and [pron] take a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is a mixed community and everyone takes a great pride in the village . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | If you must know — Silas and I took a short walk along the track — ’ |
| 5 | I passed the pack and she took a small gold lighter from her purse . |
| 6 | About this time a new librarian , Suzy Chaplin , arrived at our school and she took a keen interest in anything the students were doing . |
| 7 | Emily was being handed down to stand before the light-filled doorway of the Assembly Rooms and she took a deep breath of anticipation , this was her night , the night she was to be accepted as an adult and she would make the most of it . |
| 8 | The air smelled clean and fresh after the smoky little hut , and she took a deep breath , feeling her spirits lift . |
| 9 | He sat back in his seat , his knowing eyes never leaving her , and she took a deep breath , desperately trying to steady the sudden rush of adrenalin charging round her body . |
| 10 | He stepped out of her way and she took a deep breath as she ran to the door and slammed it shut behind her . |
| 11 | Someone passed her a fresh joint and she took a deep drag , feeling the smoke burn her throat . |
| 12 | And she took a long time to answer it . |
| 13 | He hurried her out of the restaurant and she took a last look at the castle as he drove past , promising herself she would return one day . |
| 14 | Jack , for God 's sake — ’ Her voice cracked and she took a steadying breath . |
| 15 | And we take a long range view if you 're heading on the motorways this afternoon . |
| 16 | Our heart pumps faster , and we take a firm grip on the large , green-and-white golf umbrella by which Denice has been told to recognize us . |
| 17 | Evidently I did not see fighters go down that day but I know they did but this was a first realization as if there was somebody up there to kill me and I guess this is the point at which you realize that you are going to kill them before they kill you and all of a sudden we are in combat all our lives and we take a complete change in outlook from everything because up to now everything had been practise and training just for this except we did not have that realization that they are there to kill us , who 's gon na be killed first ? |
| 18 | He said : ‘ The conditions were difficult for everyone and we took a good decision to wait until the last half-hour before doing our 12 laps . |
| 19 | When he did show signs of depression I could usually shake him out of it , and we took a schoolboyish delight in finding ways to disconcert Ralph 's snooty man , Talbot , who brought morning coffee and afternoon tea up to the library , and evidently disapproved or both us and our enterprise . |
| 20 | But they won a fair fight and they took a tremendous lot of trouble and they really did a very good campaign , there 's no question about that at all . |
| 21 | And they took a long time making it . |
| 22 | And they took a long time serving it . |
| 23 | And they took a whole level off , they 've dropped it by a storey . |
| 24 | Every one is different , everyone has its own pattern of possible rat runs and they take a great deal of er er |
| 25 | There 's a lot of adrenalin flowing , and erm they realise that there are pink bodies on the line , and they take a great deal of care in preparing the outfit before they go . |
| 26 | But his research ended when his grant ran out , and he took a mundane job as a sub-editor on the Sunday Times colour magazine just before the Wapping dispute began . |
| 27 | He had squirrel eyes which darted about and he took a good look at her legs beneath her short skirt . |
| 28 | Tromsø was huddled and silent below and he took a long time over his last look . |
| 29 | Marc 's face was suffused with colour and he took a violent step forward . |
| 30 | It alerted him at once and he took a tight grip on her arm as she swung away to leave him . |