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 .
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