Example sentences of "[pron] take a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally I took a few ends of each colour ( I had n't got much to deal with ) and knitted pieces about twenty stitches by twenty rows , clipped them all together and sent them in with my resignation . |
| 2 | I took a few drinks up there ( including some for Zak and Donna , which amused them ) , and on my way down the stairs saw the backs of Mercer , and Bambi , Filmer and Daffodil , as they walked through the lounge towards the door to the private car . |
| 3 | I took a few paces towards her , filling the air with the sweet music of my song . |
| 4 | I take a few steps then , remembering my hold-all , push my way back to it like a drowning man . |
| 5 | ‘ So I take a few risks , ’ I snap . |
| 6 | When she left the branch she actually locked him in , using a special procedure which takes a few seconds . ’ |
| 7 | I 'll do afternoon surgery , so why do n't you take a few hours off ? |
| 8 | She took a few mouthfuls of coffee . |
| 9 | She took a few sips of the hot coffee . |
| 10 | She took a few steps down … |
| 11 | She took a few steps about the room , hoping the movement successfully concealed her dread . |
| 12 | What she saw brought her upright , but , still foggy with sleep , she took a few seconds to interpret what she saw . |
| 13 | She took a few paces forward . |
| 14 | → If you took a dozen sheets of clear cellophane , drew around a dozen different guitar designs , including Strat , PRS , Ibanez , Jackson and various others , then laid them on top of one another , you 'd be surprised at how little difference there actually is between them . |
| 15 | So if you take a hundred gallons on a day meter , you 're charged for a hundred gallons of water going out as sewage , er the Anglia rate is is is double ours for sewage . |
| 16 | You see , with costs like this , even if you take a few days off you 're a million quid in the hole ! ’ |
| 17 | The boss knew I was worked to death , and not wanting to lose me said , ‘ Mick , you take a few days rest . |
| 18 | Study of the Hebrew language is strongly encouraged by the department but is compulsory only for those students who take a full honours course in our subject . |
| 19 | I must beg you to take a few days to consider … |
| 20 | Last year for the first time we were charged £10.58 for an audit certificate — something District Audit assure me takes a few minutes to complete and is provided free of charge by most banks . |
| 21 | It was a rough match with five bookings but Lazio will not be complaining — they took a million pounds in receipts . |
| 22 | When they reach the borders of their territory , they take a few steps with lowered hindquarters so that long grass passing between their back legs rubs against this gland and acquires a smell that even a human nose can easily detect . |
| 23 | And it takes a full 3lbs of that grain to produce just 1lb of poultry . |
| 24 | It takes a few moments to adjust — one moment one is dry , wearing dry swimming trunks and walking about , and the next one is progressively getting wetter ( including the swimming trunks , which somehow seems particularly inappropriate ) — and it 's only when half a length or so has been swum that the whole thing seems ordinary again . |
| 25 | After food is put into the mouth it takes a few minutes ( usually around five ) even to start having any physical effect in satisfying the hungry body . |
| 26 | Although it takes a few minutes for the body to send out any strong signals of satiety it is probable that chewing and swallowing movements do begin to send messages to the brain . |
| 27 | In theory , it takes a few seconds for the machine to recognize a new card , but in practice it worked so fast that when I inserted the Flash RAM card and typed ‘ dir A ’ , the machine responded instantly with a list of the card 's contents . |
| 28 | Chloe explains it takes a few days to learn how to breastfeed . |
| 29 | cos it was all fresh cos he was gon na get meat tomorrow and the following day , so I says to him I says well why did n't you use your cheque book ? , he says oh I never thought of that he says , cos it takes a few days to get it , he do n't know with a cheque book |
| 30 | It takes a few weeks to establish in the tank before it begins to grow . |