Example sentences of "[pron] took [pron] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I took my time over the bread and dripping and I spilt my cocoa on the floor in an effort to play for time . |
| 2 | No longer would he pound around the obstacle course set out by Newton and himself : there was a life he could live which took its time , strolled through weeks as if they were single mornings , allowed the world to come to him instead of himself for ever launching himself on it as if in unarmed combat . |
| 3 | She took her time , and done it real careful . |
| 4 | She took her time . |
| 5 | She took her time , undressing slowly and seductively . |
| 6 | She took her time choosing the paints , the pad , the brushes , and then returned to the house in a fever of excitement . |
| 7 | She had not intended changing for the evening , country inns being the right setting for good tweed suits ; but now she took her time about dressing , and chose a very austere frock in a dark russet-orange shade that touched off the marmalade lights in her eyes . |
| 8 | She took her time over it , waiting until she was sure no one wanted to use the bathroom , and going downstairs a couple of times for drinks and stories with Sylvia . |
| 9 | At the same event one of the MCs , a massive New York drag queen , hurled abuse at a tardy Naomi Campbell who took her time reaching the stage to collect her award for best model of the season . |
| 10 | Astorre , wiping peach juice from his beard , threw down his napkin and said , ‘ Well , you took your time . |
| 11 | ‘ You took your time . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You took your time ! |
| 13 | ‘ You took your time . |
| 14 | You took your time coming to see me . ’ |
| 15 | Ant : You took your time . |
| 16 | ‘ You took your time , ’ he grumped at Maxim . |
| 17 | ‘ You took your time , ’ Corbett muttered ungraciously . |
| 18 | ‘ You took your time . |
| 19 | You took your time . |
| 20 | You took your time ! |
| 21 | You took your time ! |
| 22 | until you took your time . |
| 23 | But we wanted this album to be right , so we took our time , organised it all carefully , waited until Dave was available , and together we put a lot of thought and effort into it … ’ |
| 24 | We took our time . |
| 25 | Although the Whigs repealed the Occasional Conformity and Schism Acts after the Han-overian Succession , they took their time in doing so , and the party became bitterly divided on the issue . |
| 26 | He took his time , as always , mostly because he owed it to Ma . |
| 27 | He took his time ; first cutting the cigar , then heating its tip with a succession of matches that he carelessly and provocatively dropped on to Wavebreaker 's scrubbed deck . |
| 28 | ‘ He took his time getting here , too , if he was informed on Monday . |
| 29 | " Reckon he took his time getting the pose right , " the bearded man added in a broad Cork accent , and the men standing around him laughed quietly . |
| 30 | When it came to his turn to speak , he took his time , lit a thin Italian cigar , and leaned back in his chair to think about them . |