Example sentences of "[adv] taken a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Marc 's business in the stable must have only taken a minute because he was coming in through the great oak doors even before she reached the foot of the stairs . |
| 2 | It had only taken a glance to recognise the ship 's chandler , the site corroborated by the smell of tarred rope ; the same with Mick 's Bar and Johnson 's store . |
| 3 | Godfrey Carey , for the prosecution , told the jury that the young woman had ‘ only taken a lift from someone in whose hands you could not really expect to be more safe — an officer in uniform ’ . |
| 4 | They had only taken a step or two when they heard a rustle in the leaves , and a sound like someone huffing under a heavy load . |
| 5 | It had only taken a matter of yards for her to acknowledge that her sandals made abysmal hiking boots . |
| 6 | Where London has perhaps taken a lead , it has been followed . |
| 7 | Life had suddenly taken a mis-step , and she was completely thrown . |
| 8 | Now presumably somebody in government or Whitehall has just taken a decision to , to go for it all in one year , I do n't know why , I , I do n't suppose we 're told why , but the , the consequence of the decision is actually going to be that people in Shropshire , our clients and social services are going to pay for that decision , either through paying charges for services that they now get for nothing , or by getting less services , er , and this does n't seem to be in line with the government 's stated aim of , of targeting money where it 's most needed . |
| 9 | She had just taken a mouthful of the rather sour wormwood-flavoured wine when Anthony came breezily into the room . |
| 10 | And he goes on to reveal in the letter that he had just taken a day off ‘ work ’ to watch a Tennessee high school football game with Ginger Alden , the 20-year-old Tennessee beauty queen who bore a startling resemblance to his mother and whom he called ‘ little Gladys ’ . |
| 11 | I know what I 've got the find , oh god it 's alright , I 've just taken a look in here it 's like a bomb ! |
| 12 | One of the , the tasks I have to do in May each year , is I write to the candidates who 've just taken a year off , who 've been away for the last two-thirds of a year , and I write to them and say , ‘ You 've been away for two-thirds of a year . |
| 13 | you 've just taken a knock you did n't get the job , it 's not to say a job wo n't come up again now what you gon na do give up or keep trying ? |
| 14 | He had just taken a call when Maggie arrived to eat . |
| 15 | I have just taken a cone of machine washable wool from my shelf , it is sold as ‘ four-ply ’ . |
| 16 | Yanto had just taken a swig of cider , and instantly sprayed a dozen regulars as the uncontrollable spasm of laughter erupted . |
| 17 | ‘ He might have just taken a walk and got lost , ’ said Pascoe without conviction . |
| 18 | Mrs Popple had just taken a bath . |
| 19 | Erm , the carol festivals are on and there 's one at Thaxted , which might be quite nice , actually , erm it 's on the same page , the previous column And someone 's just taken a driving test at ninety one . |
| 20 | And she was saying , cos her friend works in a bank and she 's just taken a mortgage on because they get so much knocked off their mortgage do n't they , if you work in a |
| 21 | " It 's as if I 'd just taken a photograph . " |
| 22 | The Salisbury Steam Laundry had just taken a delivery of fuel and the covers to the boiler room were open . |
| 23 | But he thought that it was as if Fael-Inis had somehow taken a shard of pure light and splintered it , and then scattered it about them . |
| 24 | The President had given Mueller an inch , but he had already taken a mile . |
| 25 | She had hardly taken a couple of steps before she was surrounded by clubgoers , and was forced to swallow a quick rush of impatience , summoning up her brightest smile as she accepted their compliments . |
| 26 | By the way , have you ever taken a cat 's paw-prints ? ’ |
| 27 | There 's the River Thames — how many of our local people have ever taken a holiday on the River Thames ? erm and we have many hire boats down there which offer a very good holiday at a very good price . |
| 28 | Britain has always taken a stand against bullies and tyrants to ensure that we can live in a safe world and I pray that our resolution to do this will remain undiminished . |
| 29 | The Smiths , who had always taken a leaf out of Factory 's books by designing their visual imagery behind heavy subtlety , now showed a deliberately provocative front . |
| 30 | In writing this I am acutely aware that the energy of commitment fuelled by the gravity of the situation in the Philippines has once more taken a hold of me . |