Example sentences of "take one [num ord] [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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1 | He put down the radio for a moment , taking one last look at the boat as it chugged slowly up river . |
2 | Smiling foolishly , he puts the car into gear , and violently accelerates away , taking one last look at the girl , just in case she turns . |
3 | She walked off outside and stood by herself , taking one last look at the Alhambra . |
4 | They took one last look at the newly laid keel and walked back along East Street together , Harry and Ann arm in arm , but Sam and Martha holding hands , because they were still like lovebirds together and did n't mind the world knowing it . |
5 | She took one last glance at the window above to see Maria Luisa with her palms flat against the window-pane , desperately , mutely pleading with Ruth for help with eyes so full of pain that Ruth 's nerves nearly snapped . |
6 | To take one last look at the electronic signature which marked out his birthplace from the countless other star systems he could see . |
7 | I take one last glance at the crushed fly . |