Example sentences of "[conj] took a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er I 'm one of those people that took a two year er low pay rise , to put me into the Health Service when my husband was ill . |
| 2 | I would n't do anything that took a long , long time before it showed a reward . |
| 3 | It was one of those accidents that took a long time to begin to feel serious . |
| 4 | And that took a long time getting used to . |
| 5 | In programming , the shifts were of emphasis — towards the needs of minorities , for example — that reflected the different society and culture of 1980s Britain and that took a pluralist not a paternalist view of the meaning of ‘ service ’ . |
| 6 | He was back in bed with Betty , getting there , getting there , his foot on the accelerator as he shot across the main road that took a steady morning stream of vehicles to the coast . |
| 7 | The wee lad put his hand on my haunch , then he slid it round and took a firm grip of my trousers . |
| 8 | The old man dipped his nose and took a first careful sip . |
| 9 | She then went to Wycombe Abbey , left at seventeen and took a first in modern history from the Society of Home Students ( later St Anne 's College ) in Oxford in 1905 . |
| 10 | He went through the ritual of lighting the cigar and took a first luxurious puff before continuing : ‘ It 's not easy to put this sort of thing in proper perspective . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She had what was generally regarded by other top secretaries as the most interesting job in European component operations , and took a great personal interest in her work . |
| 13 | In any event he did a very professional job with me and took a great weight off Laura 's shoulders . |
| 14 | Then in the lake an old man came up from under the water and took a great scoopful of water and drank deeply . |
| 15 | William Whewell in Cambridge was consulted by him over nomenclature , and took a great interest in his work , especially in his unease about the atomic theory with its inert and massy billiard-balls . |
| 16 | Replacing them both , he upended the main body of the telephone cradle and took a small screw-driver from a nearby drawer . |
| 17 | At the door he paused and took a small lamp from his pocket , then examined both the locks . |
| 18 | And here , ’ he want behind the altar and took a small bell , ‘ you ring this . |
| 19 | ‘ No , ’ she protested , but when he continued to stand there , glowering threateningly down at her , she shrugged and took a small , cautious sip . |
| 20 | Richards won the toss and took a long time to decide to bat ; when he did so Dilley bowled superbly , and five wickets went down for just 54 . |
| 21 | I went back to my room and took a long bath . |
| 22 | ‘ More than likely , ’ grinned Yanto and took a long swig . |
| 23 | He uncorked his canteen and took a long drink of water . |
| 24 | Sylvie gazed out at the eternity of blue and took a long , deep breath . |
| 25 | The T'ang gave a gentle laugh , delighted , and took a long , deep breath . |
| 26 | Sanchez cupped the coal of the joint and took a long toke . |
| 27 | He clenched and unclenched his hands , and took a long deep breath . |
| 28 | He was on his hands and knees and , although his leg hurt him , he moved quickly across the deck and took a long knife from among some ropes . |
| 29 | I sank on to the bucket and took a long pull at the coffee . |
| 30 | He did his teeth and took a long shower , first hot then cold . |