Example sentences of "and [pers pn] took a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | If you must know — Silas and I took a short walk along the track — ’ |
| 4 | I passed the pack and she took a small gold lighter from her purse . |
| 5 | About this time a new librarian , Suzy Chaplin , arrived at our school and she took a keen interest in anything the students were doing . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The air smelled clean and fresh after the smoky little hut , and she took a deep breath , feeling her spirits lift . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He stepped out of her way and she took a deep breath as she ran to the door and slammed it shut behind her . |
| 10 | Someone passed her a fresh joint and she took a deep drag , feeling the smoke burn her throat . |
| 11 | And she took a long time to answer it . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Jack , for God 's sake — ’ Her voice cracked and she took a steadying breath . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | And they took a long time making it . |
| 18 | And they took a long time serving it . |
| 19 | And they took a whole level off , they 've dropped it by a storey . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He had squirrel eyes which darted about and he took a good look at her legs beneath her short skirt . |
| 22 | Tromsø was huddled and silent below and he took a long time over his last look . |
| 23 | Marc 's face was suffused with colour and he took a violent step forward . |
| 24 | It alerted him at once and he took a tight grip on her arm as she swung away to leave him . |
| 25 | Curwen 's estates lay on the west Cumberland coalfield , and he took a particular interest in the collieries inherited from his father and his second wife , as well as others which he purchased and leased in the area . |
| 26 | His mouth worked , but nothing happened , and he took a quick swig of whisky . |
| 27 | And he took a poisonous viper and forced its mouth open , and inserted a glass under its fangs and drew out a couple of drops of deadly poison . |
| 28 | A horrible weakness seemed to have invaded her limbs and it took a supreme effort to drag her attention back to the conversation . |
| 29 | Jenna slept badly , waking with a throbbing pain in her head , and it took a great effort to swing both her feet from the bed and sit on the edge . |
| 30 | And it took a great deal of effort to set up , a lot of work already done . |