Example sentences of "[noun sg] took in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Delaney had already got one leg over the door frame that led below , and would have stopped for no one , except that his glance took in the obvious truth . |
| 2 | Preston 's glance took in the broad shoulders , a black beard , a lean , dark face and a big nose . |
| 3 | A hasty glance took in the gorgeous antique furniture crammed in as if it had been recently off-loaded by a dealer , the small , pristine cooker and the sink pushed against the soft ochre-washed wall as if it was an after-thought . |
| 4 | He let his eyes travel over her , openly appraising , as his gaze took in the firm , high breasts , softly moulded by the cashmere of her sweater-dress , then drifted down to the dip of her waist and the womanly curves of her hips and thighs . |
| 5 | Rain took in the old expensive furniture , the floor length windows which , beyond their bolted shutters , would have coastal views . |
| 6 | Life in this place ’ — a tilt of the head took in The Pightle — ‘ must have been squalid . |
| 7 | As his eyes began to focus , Our Father took in the vast emptiness before him . |
| 8 | Out of the corner of his eye the Captain took in the man 's elegant , obviously expensive clothes , noted the perfume not quite smothered by cigar smoke , and remembered the remark about whether it was worthwhile going to bed . |
| 9 | As soon as she climbed off the coach , she burst into tears , and Mum took in the situation at a glance . |
| 10 | Her quick scan took in the pale blue T-shirt , short sleeved , the short pleated skirt , the long shapely legs . |
| 11 | Fabliau(s) is in fact the form this word took in the dialect of the north-eastern corner of France in the twelfth to fourteenth century ( the final -s is a nominative singular case marker that is lost during this period ) . |
| 12 | Commenting on the hiding the Tory candidate took in the Upper Bann election , the Irish News stated : |
| 13 | His intense scrutiny took in the shadowy and empty lengths of the corridor . |
| 14 | Her expansive gesture took in the room with its warm yet institutional curtains and modern yet inevitably cold and clinical equipment . |
| 15 | As she returned the firm handclasp Lindsey 's smiling gaze for the first time took in the neat , wide-belted white dress , topped by a dark cardigan . |