Example sentences of "[pron] take [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Within a few months I took a small office space oh dear I ca n't remember . |
| 32 | I took a real fancy to her . |
| 33 | Thinking along those lines , I took a certain glee in the thought that the style , like its progenitor , might crack and crumble into maudlin self-justification . |
| 34 | There I was to have a long conversation with young Middleton , to whom I took a great shine , and was very impressed with him as a person and indeed his crew . |
| 35 | As Lauda remarked : ‘ He was someone I took a great liking to , the craziest devil I ever came across in F1 . ’ |
| 36 | Even before the crash I took a great deal of exercise — you have to work at staying in shape . |
| 37 | I took a felt-tipped pen out of his jacket pocket and wrote a number on a beermat . |
| 38 | But I 've only been there one day — half a day , really , since I took a good bit of time off this afternoon to talk to you . |
| 39 | Holding on still with one hand , I took a visual line ahead from the north needle to mark into memory the furthest small tree I could see , then put the compass away again and with infinite slowness clawed a way forward by inches and after a while reached the target and held on to it for dear life . |
| 40 | When I took a rolled-up sample of legal tender , printed by the Royal Mint , applied one end to my right nostril , placed a restraining finger upon my left nostril , rested the other end of the said note upon a mirror or any other shiny reflective surface , upon which was displayed a slender tranche or ‘ line ’ of exotic Colombian snuff , and breathed in as deeply as my lungs would allow , I was merely relaxing in a manner by no means untypical amongst overworked show-business operatives . |
| 41 | I saw his grave when I took a short cut through the churchyard — a modest , friendly , even jolly little grave , where in summer moon-daisies and red clover grew , and quaking grass which little children call shivery-shakes . |
| 42 | Trying to get out of the traffic jam , I took a short cut down a back lane but found that it was blocked by a large wedding tent helpfully erected across the full width of the road . |
| 43 | I took a short break , and when I came back , I went round the local job centres to see what was going . |
| 44 | If you must know — Silas and I took a short walk along the track — ’ |
| 45 | At the early age of thirty-eight me mother sent me West Get up , said she , and get a job says I I 'll do me best I pulled on my Wellingtons to march to march to Kiljimock But I took a wrong turn at Charlestown and ended up in Knock Once this quiet crossroads was a place of quiet prayer Where Catholics got indulgent once or twice a year You could buy a pair of rosary beads or get your candles blessed If you had a guilty conscience , you could get it off your chest … |
| 46 | From the bathroom I took a battery-operated razor , the toothpaste and a new toothbrush from my emergency supply still in their Sainsbury wrappers . |
| 47 | I took a big bite , put it back on the table and left it to rot throughout the night . |
| 48 | Every time I took a big breath I were getting short pains all down this side ? |
| 49 | like , when I took a big breath it were the |
| 50 | It 's like I took a completed album of all kinds of different songs and threw it up in the air and it came crashing down . |
| 51 | I am glad that my hon. Friend believes that I took a wise decision over those courthouse closures and they remain open . |
| 52 | I took a cold shower and changed my clothes . |
| 53 | I took a quick look at my Leeds record book last evening and was shocked to find our longest unbeaten runs in the 80 's usually consisted of about 70% draws i.e. 9 unbeaten with only 3 wins . |
| 54 | I took a quick peek inside : bed , drawers , small bathroom with shower . |
| 55 | I took a quick breath of relief as I heard it ; the engine of another boat , throttling down to a murmur as she crept into the bay . |
| 56 | ‘ I could have made a real mess of that hole , but I took a calculated gamble and it paid off , ’ added Faldo , who walked off the green with a bogey four — one shot less than he registered in the first round . |
| 57 | So I closed the top of the copier and I took a blank piece of paper and again I concentrated on the idea of this woman 's surprise and then transfixion when she saw my memo until I was hard again . |
| 58 | I took a whole series of front views of both touring and white water paddlers during forward paddling . |
| 59 | While I was in Germany I took a special interest in the treatment of creative men and women who had lost direction and in some way broken down . |
| 60 | Last year I took a special interest in Arrow , believing it to be the major threat to Transworld . |