Example sentences of "[noun] and took a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had not thought to have Ariel set her whole spine on a splint , so when , after three months , Sycorax raised herself and found her weak legs and took a few steps , her whole weight slung against Ariel on one side and Jack Elsey on the other , she was bent like a hoop and could only shuffle forward , raising her head , like a turtle poking out of its shell , to address anyone who was not actually on the floor below her . |
| 2 | Once out of the village they picked up speed and took a road that would zigzag through five hamlets before bringing them to the only cart track that wound up the lower slopes of the mountain . |
| 3 | Then she shut her eyes and took a deep breath , collecting herself . |
| 4 | When Bernice glanced over her shoulder , he averted his eyes and took a consuming interest in the door hinges . |
| 5 | She closed her eyes and took a step forward , into solid rock . |
| 6 | Unable to cope any longer with his conditions of work , he moved abruptly to Brussels and took a room in a cheap hotel at 72 Boulevard du Midi . |
| 7 | Coffee dripped from the bottom of the cup as DI Frank Gregson lifted it to his mouth and took a sip . |
| 8 | Feeling as if I was still asleep and having a very curious dream , I settled myself on the other side of the hearth from the stranger and took a sip of cocoa . |
| 9 | He picked up a bottle of meths and took a ‘ slug ’ . |
| 10 | When they got to the bar he ordered a sandwich and took a bowl of tortilla chips to the table . |
| 11 | She picked up the sandwich and took a bite , and then heard Jack 's yell . |
| 12 | The big one looked sightly disappointed , then trotted back to their car and took a black shoulder-bag out of the boot . |
| 13 | Jane went back to college and took a degree course . |
| 14 | The money-lender gave her £20 and took a further charge on her furniture — Bill of Sale no 1 . |
| 15 | ‘ I ca n't believe — ’ She bit back the words and took a breath and moved forward smoothly , a sort of professional smile stuck to her face . |
| 16 | She threw it down in disgust and took a drum which Corrie showed no inclination to use , thumping it furiously to express her feelings . |
| 17 | She sold their wedding presents and took a civil service job at £12 a week . |
| 18 | I paid off the tab at the Tomorrowman and took a stroll over . |
| 19 | He let go of her shoulders and took a pace backwards . |
| 20 | ‘ It was n't a dream , ’ he replied , and , as if to assist her on her way , he placed one arm around her all but naked shoulders and took a step with her towards her room . |
| 21 | Some of the men grumbled as they moved away , but all found some form of light and took a place in the line to join in the search . |
| 22 | He uncorked his canteen and took a long drink of water . |
| 23 | He was working on the Saturday and took a stroke on the Sunday . ’ |
| 24 | There was an embarrassed smile as Leary said : ‘ Oh no , I heard he was there so I walked through the harbour and took a look at it . |
| 25 | Even though members of the erstwhile " bolting " party had declared him incapable of any further action and took a gloomy view in general of his morale , he somehow mustered his last resources and confounded their gloomy forecast by leading out a party of Sikhs and native pensioners to shovel under the downpour . |
| 26 | They stripped him naked , pegged him to the soil , tied a hollow pipe to his side and took a starving rat — ’ Mandeville slurped from his beer ‘ — not one of your English sort . |
| 27 | The Magistrate licked his lips and took a swig of hot water . |
| 28 | And as he spoke he raised a prawn coated with aïoli to his lips and took a draught of wine . |
| 29 | Robyn raised the glass to her lips and took a first sip ; she had a feeling that counting to ten was not going to work , but she tried it all the same . |
| 30 | For a moment the flesh hung slackly on his face as he gaped at the damage , and then he sucked up his lips and took a deep breath . |