Example sentences of "[pron] take several [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took several long mouthfuls of the drink , then looked around for Faye , wanting to make sure this party was n't too taxing for her patient . |
| 2 | She took several deep breaths , then broke cover and sprinted in a zigzag weave across the open ground . |
| 3 | She took several deep breaths , hoping he would put the sudden bright colour in her cheeks down to the hot coffee she had just swallowed . |
| 4 | She took several gulping swallows before finally lifting her head . |
| 5 | Finally , two companies , although they take several online services , expressed doubt about the usefulness of them because of all the difficulties and limitations listed above . |
| 6 | He took several deep breaths and tried to rise , again without success . |
| 7 | He took several deep breaths , preparing his mind and body for the disorientating shocks of passing through the sound-gate and going supersonic . |
| 8 | I already knew that the forebrain roof of the chick was particularly rich in the receptor , and the assay method was fast enough for me to measure it in a couple of hundred brain samples during a single twelve-hour day ( although , inevitably , it took several subsequent days to analyse and calculate all the results ) . |