Example sentences of "[pron] [be] taking [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ I am taking evasive action ’ . |
| 2 | Suppose I am taking prescribed medication ? |
| 3 | I am taking this opportunity to pay tribute to them for their dedication , time and support over the years . |
| 4 | It was as if he was making a declaration : I am taking this Boy home , this Boy of ours , and this is how I feel about him . |
| 5 | ‘ I am taking this matter up with the DoE Roads Service as a matter of urgency , ’ said Alderman Hugh Smyth . |
| 6 | I do n't think I am taking this line merely because I have been corrupted by a philosophical training and can not come off the fence . |
| 7 | I 'm taking early retirement . ’ |
| 8 | I 'm taking one officer , John Massingham , with me . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm taking one hell of a chance on you . ’ |
| 10 | Sorry , that was , I 'm sorry , you 've spo I 'm sorry you 've spoken , I 'm just commenting will you be quiet please , I 'm taking next speaker . |
| 11 | The Durman body , actually , is in its best shape for years : I 've lost over half a stone on my How-To-Stop-Them-Laughing-On-The-Beach diet , I 'm taking more exercise and generally feeling better all round . |
| 12 | I 've already been asked why on earth I 'm taking this job in a rugby town . |
| 13 | I 'm taking this matter to the highest authority . ’ |
| 14 | Like when you were in the other week and I was taking that class |
| 15 | I sometimes felt that I was taking unfair advantage of the family 's need to talk through their problems with a sympathetic outsider . |
| 16 | The first step for the governing body which is taking local management seriously is to work with the head and staff in identifying the school 's aims and objectives . |
| 17 | You have to remember that Americans only found this endemic American music in the '60s when they began listening to English groups , who were doing something really important , which was taking black music and making it louder . |
| 18 | He glanced around , satisfied that nobody was taking any notice of his suspicious behaviour , then opened the door fractionally and peered inside . |
| 19 | ‘ Get on , girl — if , as I must suppose , you are taking that brute out for exercise . ’ |
| 20 | Clearly upset at such a slight on Jay 's character Mr Morgan retorted : ‘ If you are taking that attitude you are not having the ball back . ’ |
| 21 | Soon you will find that you are taking more time to act , instead of reacting with an habitual response . |
| 22 | If you are taking some sort of action shots for instance , the camera will set fast shutter speeds ( to freeze the action ) and use wide apertures if the light level is indifferent . |
| 23 | If you are taking any vitamin tablets with coloured coatings , give these up — an uncoloured supplement is suggested on p 337 . |
| 24 | It 's only because you 're a Yorkshireman yourself that you 're taking that position . |
| 25 | I think you 're taking one example there actually Angela ! |
| 26 | If you 're taking regular care of your hair and it still looks less than great , do n't be downhearted . |
| 27 | ‘ Brett , you 're taking first shift , are n't you ? ’ |
| 28 | if you 're taking six foot of film it wo n't weigh much but it 'll take a lot of room up . |
| 29 | If you choose to abandon formality ( 'Why do n't we discuss this over a drink ? ' ) then you are playing high status in that you 're taking this decision , and allowing the other person perhaps to rise above their station . |
| 30 | ‘ You 're taking this matter of my workshop far too seriously , ’ she declared . |