Example sentences of "[pron] took [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Immediately , though I took little notice of it when I was in Cheshire , I admit . |
| 2 | It would er but as I 've already said the bed looked made er totally un-slept in it looked as though it had just been made up from new and un-slept in which is why I took that course of action . |
| 3 | Anyway , I took four samples of the drinking water which I will take to the races this evening . ’ |
| 4 | Cos I think he 's sort of realized now that nobody 's particularly impressed by him taking six grammes and twelve Es at once and going oh I took six grammes of and twelve Es at once and I was really fucked . |
| 5 | Cos I took some photographs of Sammy , he got a picture of Sammy in there , picture of Nat . |
| 6 | I took another glass of wine myself . |
| 7 | I stayed at home as much as possible while I took massive doses of testosterone , the male hormone . |
| 8 | However mistaken he thought that she might be , and that her vision of life was based on a charming naïveté which took little account of the cruel realities of existence , it was , to him , admirable that she should care about such things , and in such a practical way when all was said and done . |
| 9 | The third , and much the largest source , was from central government through the rate support grant , which took some account of the needs of the area . |
| 10 | The increase in fixed assets reflects two major freehold property purchases during the year which took full advantage of the depressed property market . |
| 11 | It was not that ruffianism was thought to be funny , but the radical and socialist press wished to place a different emphasis on the criminal question which took full account of the social and material circumstances of working-class life . |
| 12 | Suffice it to say that , in the absence of a sufficiently ‘ mature ’ , well-educated civil society in Siberia , Speranskii sought to design a structure of bureaucratic agencies and offices in which power was vested in institutions rather than personalities , which took full cognizance of individual regions ' peculiar human and material needs and circumstances ( both Russian and native ) , and which laid down proper codes of administrative procedures , legal practices and economic policies . |
| 13 | Nobody took much notice of them or expected them to start up any form of conversation , so Charles was surprised when Eric addressed him by name . |
| 14 | He had a hammer and banged it against the walls to restore order but nobody took any notice of him . |
| 15 | Nobody took any notice of a dead dog , but it had a timing device that blew a charge against the gate . |
| 16 | Cleo cried out , but nobody took any notice of her . |
| 17 | She took good care of him . |
| 18 | She took little account of time , and was hardly even aware that she had been placed in Lady Merchiston 's old bedchamber . |
| 19 | They drank wine , consulted the menu , ordered , but she took little notice of what she was eating , trying to calm the turmoil within her . |
| 20 | But she took little heed of her surroundings ; all her attention was focused on the man himself . |
| 21 | She took personal charge of the cellars and , well aware of the problem posed by the obstinate particles of sediment which refused to fall easily , spent night and day trying to rid herself of this nuisance . |
| 22 | She took one hell of a beating . |
| 23 | She took firm hold of my arm . |
| 24 | She took another sip of wine and smiled crookedly . |
| 25 | She took another sip of her drink , and ( her mouth still working convulsively ) she went on . |
| 26 | Raising her glass to her lips , she took another sip of the wine . |
| 27 | She grimaced as she took another swig of Coke . |
| 28 | With her heart thudding so loudly that she felt sure he must feel it through her ribcage , she took another gulp of tea and waited , knowing he must speak , explain somehow what it was that had suddenly flared between them again . |
| 29 | She took another bite of fruit . |
| 30 | She took another drag of her cigarette . |