Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] took a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was some music he 'd never heard before , but he turned it up loud anyway and took a deep breath and settled back into his seat . |
| 2 | He put the letter aside and took a fresh piece of parchment , smoothing it out and rubbing it clear with a pumice stone . |
| 3 | He nodded his satisfaction and let go , and she wrenched it off and took a deep breath . |
| 4 | Joe got out slowly , stiffly , and he straightened up and took a deep breath of the exhaust-tainted air . |
| 5 | If it had been a Peter Reid type , someone who battles and fights his way through every game as if his very life depended on it , I might have sat up and took a little bit more notice . |
| 6 | She gave a slight , sad smile , stood up and took a few paces round the bedroom . |
| 7 | She shook herself slightly and took a final look down the proud granite staircase towards the traffic . |
| 8 | He cleared the board and was about to play again when the boy 's hand reached out and took a white stone from the bowl to his left . |
| 9 | When the trucks paused while negotiating a particularly tricky turn , and Rain recognized where they were and that it was a good place to be , they climbed out and took a short route out of the old town and back to the hotel . |
| 10 | She tilted her head back and took a long , refreshing drink . |
| 11 | On her way out she paused , reaching up to slot the dā telo branch between the stones above the lintel , and the bull lowered its head threateningly and took a few steps towards her as if it was going to lunge . |
| 12 | The wee lad put his hand on my haunch , then he slid it round and took a firm grip of my trousers . |