Example sentences of "as [pron] take [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Although this looks at first to be quite incomprehensible , it is actually quite a friendly little creature and most willing to assist you with either your work or play , as long as you take a short amount of time to learn a few basic commands .
2 He 's far more likely to catch a chill standing about at a show or in the hunting field than after a bath , as long as you take the right precautions .
3 Where any action needs to be taken , make a note in the margin ; eg when the replies contain information that should be passed on to your client , put a marginal note " Buyer " ; when the reply indicates that there is an error in the abstract supplied to you , mark it " Abstract " ; and tick these marginal notes as you take the necessary action , for example , when you write to the buyer , or amend your abstract .
4 Read about Julia Roberts as she takes a deep draw on the cigarette in her right hand' .
5 He watched her as she took a small mouthful of the delicious moist sponge .
6 ‘ So have you , ’ said Julia as she took the proffered glass .
7 ‘ Are you sure she wo n't mind a total stranger calling on her ? ’ asked Melissa doubtfully as she took the proffered piece of paper .
8 ‘ Are we eating out or in tonight ? ’ she asked as she took the sopping sponge from his hand and squeezed it murderously into the sink .
9 Granny 's visits to Bowes Road would always be very much appreciated by her little granddaughter Doris , if only because of the teatime treats which would attend such occasions ; as she took the old lady upstairs to dispose of her coat , Doris would whisper : ‘ We 've got blackcurrant pie today because you 're here ; we only ever have it when you come … ’ .
10 Peter put out a hand and gripped Sarella by the shoulder as she took an involuntary pace forward .
11 ‘ May I give you a hand ? ’ her companion offered , as she took an unsteady step forward .
12 We found the nest with two brown spotted eggs , and the pair hovered overhead as we took a quick look , giving me a chance to photograph them against the blue Arctic sky .
13 It dawned on me last season , as we took a first-minute lead over Carlton Town West Saxons , that perhaps it was Fate that plucked pink , 544 , from the hat .
14 We will see some instances of this fascinating phenomenon in the following sections , as we take a brief look at applications of mathematics and computing to the study of museum collections and the wider spheres of archaeology and prehistory .
15 Sitting at breakfast on the verandah of Bombay 's Sun'n'Sand hotel , some while after reading Philip Callahan 's Tuning in to Nature , I found myself quietly observing a highway of tiny , high speed ants as they took a specific path to and from their nest under the edge of the patio , gathering up enticing goodies from further down the flowerbed .
16 The friends laughed and squealed with delight as they took a short boat trip to see the crocodiles and hippos that live on the lake .
17 Then I flinched as they took a threatening step towards me .
18 Then coral pink walls of rock closed about them as they took the deep cut into Wells .
19 The bride , in a white wedding gown , and the groom , in a tuxedo , clung tightly to each other as they took the terrifying plunge .
20 And they 'creted then As they took the big piece out , they kept pumping concrete and shifting then pumping again .
21 As they take a mad look at the madness , a curious sanity emerges through the laughter .
22 It is not fair to expect your local delicatessen to do it for you as it takes a long time to slice the whole ham and Parma must be cut thinly .
23 Therefore , as it takes a considerable amount of time to scan the tapes looking for rarely occurring variants , we have selected one particular variable of this kind , which we call meat/mate , and have studied this quantitatively outside the main projects in a different way .
24 His shoulders rose as he took a deep breath like a diver about to plunge .
25 Travis 's chest expanded as he took a deep breath .
26 The policeman frantically lit another cigarette , then leant back , his eyes closed as he took a deep lungful of tobacco smoke .
27 JOHN MAJOR was dubbed ‘ the Eddie Eagle of politics ’ yesterday as he took a massive fall in the Commons .
28 He was walking back from a Didcot Pub , when a gang set upon him as he took a short cut across a railway footbridge .
29 Although how the two of us sharing a bed is going to make the twins more happy and contented is quite beyond me , ’ she muttered grimly , adding quickly as he took a threatening step towards her , ‘ OK — OK , I 'll go along with this mad charade .
30 ‘ That 's a relief , ’ he replied drolly , but there was amusement in his eyes , she was glad to note , and as he took an easy-chair opposite he requested , ‘ Please do . ’
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