Example sentences of "[adv] she took [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Fifteen minutes later she took a deep breath , desperately trying to steady the nerves fluttering like trapped birds in the pit of her stomach .
2 Then she took a deep breath .
3 Then she took a deep breath .
4 Her voice trailed off a moment , then she took a deep breath .
5 Then she took a deep breath , telling herself not to be such a fool , and stand her ground .
6 Then she took a deep breath .
7 Then she took a deep breath .
8 Then she took a little tin brooch from her pocket .
9 Then she took a quick look at Vern and said to me , ‘ You must come and see my photos , Bina .
10 Then she took a quick sighting down the shaft and launched herself into space .
11 Then she took the discarded flowers in her hands , kissed them and touched them to her forehead , and reverently murmured to herself , ‘ Beloved of my heart . ' ’
12 and from there she took the upper hand .
13 The story of Karen and her brown envelope began in 1972 when she took a new job at a nuclear factory in Oklahoma .
14 Stuart made her international breakthrough in 1985 when she took the European junior 200 metres silver medal behind Kerstin Behrendt , who was named earlier this week as one of the athletes involved in a state-run drug-administering programme in what was East Germany .
15 Once again she took a deep breath to steady the anger churning within , and summoned up her steadiest voice .
16 Hurriedly she took a fresh grip on Adam and pulled him round the side of a broken column , out of sight .
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