Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] took [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had not thought to have Ariel set her whole spine on a splint , so when , after three months , Sycorax raised herself and found her weak legs and took a few steps , her whole weight slung against Ariel on one side and Jack Elsey on the other , she was bent like a hoop and could only shuffle forward , raising her head , like a turtle poking out of its shell , to address anyone who was not actually on the floor below her . |
| 2 | Then she shut her eyes and took a deep breath , collecting herself . |
| 3 | When Bernice glanced over her shoulder , he averted his eyes and took a consuming interest in the door hinges . |
| 4 | She closed her eyes and took a step forward , into solid rock . |
| 5 | I told the guards and took the key to Whitton 's chamber . |
| 6 | He picked up a bottle of meths and took a ‘ slug ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ I ca n't believe — ’ She bit back the words and took a breath and moved forward smoothly , a sort of professional smile stuck to her face . |
| 8 | She sold their wedding presents and took a civil service job at £12 a week . |
| 9 | He let go of her shoulders and took a pace backwards . |
| 10 | ‘ It was n't a dream , ’ he replied , and , as if to assist her on her way , he placed one arm around her all but naked shoulders and took a step with her towards her room . |
| 11 | So we let them go on in their grubby little greedy ways while we looked at papers and account books and took an inventory of the wine-cellar and just watched how the system operated . ’ |
| 12 | The Magistrate licked his lips and took a swig of hot water . |
| 13 | And as he spoke he raised a prawn coated with aïoli to his lips and took a draught of wine . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | For a moment the flesh hung slackly on his face as he gaped at the damage , and then he sucked up his lips and took a deep breath . |
| 16 | Steve lifted his champagne glass to his lips and took a gulp , swishing it around his mouth like mouthwash before swallowing it . |
| 17 | The youngest children started the most quarrels but took the less aggressive role during the quarrel . |
| 18 | He stood up and put his hands in his pockets and took a few turns about the room . |
| 19 | ‘ Where 's your car ? ’ she asked in sudden alarm , as he lurched to his feet and took a couple of unsteady steps across the kitchen . |
| 20 | In response , Heraclius " took off his purple … then went he with naked feet and took the Cross , praising God with the shedding of tears " . |
| 21 | But Cambridge found their feet and took an audacious lead . |
| 22 | But she rejected the notion as he leaned back against the cushions and took a quick swig of his brandy . |
| 23 | I got up on shaking limbs and took a deep breath . |
| 24 | The thieves cut her telephone wires and took the money she was saving for a cooker . |
| 25 | Police in Peterborough , Cambs , traced them within 15 minutes and took the baby and the man to hospital . |
| 26 | Because of the changed security situation and that type of er conflict not being envisaged in the same way now , what we felt was important was to be able to operate er apart from main operating bases , but also from sort of general purpose erm strips , flying clubs and those type of smaller airfields and therefore rather than looking at the damaged runway situation , we looked at the smaller strips and took a length that we could sensibly operate from erm and took that as the yardstick but clearly notwithstanding that , there is the prospect of damaged runways and therefore the slight relaxation would also apply to damaged runways but perhaps damaged to a lesser extent . |
| 27 | In 1991 Televisa 's owner , Emilio Azcárraga , bought out some minority shareholders and took the company public , floating 20% of the equity for $145m . |
| 28 | He did his teeth and took a long shower , first hot then cold . |
| 29 | All three jockeys gave evidence to the stewards , who , after hearing from the betting intelligence officer , accepted their explanations and took no further action . |
| 30 | WILL CLARK applied the coup de grace that extended the Chicago Cubs ' post-season losing streak to 44 years and took the San Francisco Giants into the World Series against their neighbours the Oakland Athletics . |