Example sentences of "[noun] as [pers pn] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | These days she was glad of any invitation to proximity , and curled up beside him so promptly that he gave her an amused sidelong glance as he took her hand in his . |
| 2 | Heir of uncertainty in the shadow of Raine Old problems face the new Earl Spencer as he takes over Althorp from his shrewd stepmother |
| 3 | Gullit is one of several long-term casualties missing from the Milan side as they take on Barcelona in the Nou Camp stadium in the first leg of the European Super Cup tonight . |
| 4 | OF GBW topped the honours in the finals of the London Breweries Squash contest as he took top spot in the veterans event . |
| 5 | Lucy was unable to meet his eyes as she took the receiver from him . |
| 6 | The camera focuses on Lancaster 's eyes as he takes in this tableau of hyperactive sleaze . |
| 7 | I can see it in his eyes as he takes his seat beside me and says , deadpan : " Cue Bruce . " |
| 8 | He looks me straight in the eyes as he takes his hand from my glass . |
| 9 | George was pushed from her mind as they took to the tiny space allocated for dancing in Margaret Forrester 's front room . |
| 10 | He nodded his thanks as he took it and flipped another cigarette butt into the toilet . |
| 11 | ‘ Christ 'ent it bloody 'ot , ’ Billy Tolboys breathed the words as he took his arm from around Mary 's waist and expertly swung the heavy stone jar on to his shoulder and took a deep swig . |
| 12 | This time it was Jean herself who took the wheel as she took her husband home to spend a cosy few hours by his own fireside . |
| 13 | This is easiest with an electric beater as it takes twice as long as you expect . |
| 14 | Perhaps the most moving sentence in the whole book comes in the last chapter as he takes his leave of his reader : ‘ For it is not what you are nor what you have been that God regards with his most merciful eyes , but what you would like to be . ’ |
| 15 | Penry returned quickly with a warm , dry towel , which he draped round her shoulders as he took her wrist in his . |
| 16 | Read about Julia Roberts as she takes a deep draw on the cigarette in her right hand' . |
| 17 | This however was no ordinary wedding as it took place on the Healthcare annual incentive to Mexico . |
| 18 | Alyssia gasped at his loose rendition of the truth , and then closed her mouth as she took in Piers 's frozen expression . |
| 19 | It sounded like a question , but he had no intention of waiting for her answer , as he dropped down on the bed beside her , lacing his fingers through her lustrous brunette tresses , controlling the movement of her head so she could not escape the seductive power of his mouth as he took her unwilling lips with practised artistry . |
| 20 | On tour : security agents and officials shadow Secretary of State Warren Christopher as he takes a few moments off from his talks in Cairo yesterday to pay a visit to the Sphinx |
| 21 | There was a strained , listening silence , broken only by Father O'Flaherty 's startled feet as they took the stairs in record time . |
| 22 | Men , standing nobly upright on two feet as they take their bladder relief , tend to look all around them , focusing on a glorious horizon and fantasising about being master of all they survey . |
| 23 | His hands dangled over the sides of the wheelchair as they took him to the salon to meet the Bishop . |
| 24 | He sighed with wry regret as he took her into his arms , tipping her face up to his . |
| 25 | Then I store the magazines in the bottom of the wardrobe as they take up too much space in my knitting room . |
| 26 | The only hitch in the operation was when the Royal Navy fired on the flyingboat as it took off from Bordeaux with the Polish General and his staff aboard . |
| 27 | Many of these facts would have been known to Eva as she took the four day journey by train from Cape Town to land-locked Rhodesia . |
| 28 | It must have been in the minds of the members of the Rushcliffe Committee as they took evidence . |
| 29 | Leading auctioneer , John Marion , appeared to be in confident mood as he took the rostrum at Sotheby 's on Tuesday 17 November . |
| 30 | She repressed a shudder as he took the bonnet and curled himself down onto the floor holding it daintily between his long fingers — which she had been careful to avoid touching . |