Example sentences of "[pron] took a large " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it was Sally 's turn she took a large breath . |
| 2 | From a cupboard , she took a large , brown , straw hat and a dark grey coat ; and after first pinning the hat on to her hair she shrugged herself into the coat . |
| 3 | She took a large and happy bite . |
| 4 | She took a large draw and held the smoke in her lungs for about ten seconds before letting it out . |
| 5 | After her marriage Signor Cantoni 's mother had seemed unable to bear a child so she took a large bunch of carnations to the Madonna and asked her for the gift of a baby . |
| 6 | That the strength behaviour of whiskers is no different from that of much bigger crystals was confirmed by Dash who took a large ( 2 cm. ) crystal of silicon , which is normally quite a weak material , and polished it very carefully . |
| 7 | ‘ We took a large number and distributed them house to house in the various towns in which we operate . |
| 8 | He took a large , flat loaf from the bag , sliced it across its diameter , and handed a piece down to me . |
| 9 | He took a large swallow of pastis , and looked at his watch pointedly . |
| 10 | Once he took a large bone from the table and stood it on the Queen 's plate . |
| 11 | From another box he took a large rose . |
| 12 | He took a large gulp . |
| 13 | He took a large sip of his sherry and refused the soup . |
| 14 | He took a large gulp from his own glass and gave an ecstatic sigh . |
| 15 | She felt for a tissue to wipe tears that were falling uncontrollably , and , seeing her need , he took a large handkerchief from his pocket and , turning her face to his , he very gently wiped her eyes . |