Example sentences of "[pron] took another [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took another overdose , but I was too tired of living and too tired to die properly . |
| 2 | I took another slug . |
| 3 | I took a load — my uncle was a-driving that : I took another load down there with him . |
| 4 | While the wife was getting dressed I took another cherry from the packet and prepared the thing . |
| 5 | I took another glance at my watch . |
| 6 | I took another glass of wine myself . |
| 7 | The 6ft 4in newcomer is concerned at his own disciplinary record , which took another jolt when he received a yellow card on his Under-21 debut . |
| 8 | She took another sip of wine and smiled crookedly . |
| 9 | She took another sip , the shallow of blue eyes hard again . |
| 10 | She took another sip of her drink , and ( her mouth still working convulsively ) she went on . |
| 11 | Raising her glass to her lips , she took another sip of the wine . |
| 12 | Now that she took another look at it , it was a rather insignificant sort of nose on which any pair of spectacles might be expected to slip . |
| 13 | She grimaced as she took another swig of Coke . |
| 14 | With her heart thudding so loudly that she felt sure he must feel it through her ribcage , she took another gulp of tea and waited , knowing he must speak , explain somehow what it was that had suddenly flared between them again . |
| 15 | She took another bite of fruit . |
| 16 | She eyed the biscuit plate and the Clarion Cry simultaneously — surely he would not mind if she took another biscuit ? |
| 17 | She took another drink . |
| 18 | She took another breath then let it go before she asked , ‘ When shall I phone ? ’ |
| 19 | I wanted you to know how important you are ; how much I care about you — value you ; and … . ’ her voice quivered and stopped , but then she took another breath and finished her declaration steadily enough : ‘ and how much I want you . ’ |
| 20 | She took another breath and yelled , ‘ Hi , there ! ’ at the top of her voice , banging on the door with both fists as she did so — And heard the sound die away into a profound and unresponsive silence . |
| 21 | She took another drag of her cigarette . |
| 22 | Then from her robe she took another chip , silvery and translucent and twice the size of the others . |
| 23 | She took another spoonful of her mother 's chicken soup and smiled as she pushed her fringe back out of her eyes , and she wondered what had happened to the spider — where it had been transported to and what had become of it . |
| 24 | Then she took another step forward , ‘ What would you say were your political views ? ’ |
| 25 | She took another step forward , and saw the few personal items she had brought with her lying on the floor . |
| 26 | She took another lover . |
| 27 | And they took another driver on and he does a lot of that , the runs there you see . |
| 28 | He took another head punch before ducking under Elliott 's arm and turning so that they passed one another , Culley clubbing with laced fingers . |
| 29 | He took another choux pastry to console himself . |
| 30 | Er another brother in the in twenty six , he he took another course of action , he he he cleared off and er he went to he went to live in Australia . |