Example sentences of "[pers pn] take a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took a little time off in Rome to do some shopping . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I took a few paces towards her , filling the air with the sweet music of my song . |
| 5 | I take a few steps then , remembering my hold-all , push my way back to it like a drowning man . |
| 6 | ‘ So I take a few risks , ’ I snap . |
| 7 | I 'll do afternoon surgery , so why do n't you take a few hours off ? |
| 8 | When she first joined the company , packing vitamins and herbal medicines three years ago , she took a little time to get used to the work . |
| 9 | She took a few mouthfuls of coffee . |
| 10 | She took a few sips of the hot coffee . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's fine , ’ she said , but as soon as she took a few practice steps forward , the edges of the bale , on either side of the binding rope . |
| 12 | She took a few steps down … |
| 13 | She took a few steps about the room , hoping the movement successfully concealed her dread . |
| 14 | What she saw brought her upright , but , still foggy with sleep , she took a few seconds to interpret what she saw . |
| 15 | She took a few paces forward . |
| 16 | If you take a little time to pack , your luggage should arrive in one piece with crumple-free contents . |
| 17 | I am only suggesting that you take a little time off , shall we say , until you are quite well again ? " |
| 18 | You see , with costs like this , even if you take a few days off you 're a million quid in the hole ! ’ |
| 19 | The boss knew I was worked to death , and not wanting to lose me said , ‘ Mick , you take a few days rest . |
| 20 | I must beg you to take a few days to consider … |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 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 | It takes a little time to sec that you 're not moving forward any more , either because you do n't know how or because there is n't anywhere to move forward to . |
| 24 | Once a nectary has been drained , it takes a little time to refill . |
| 25 | I imagine they walked in silence for some way after that ; putting a new idea into someone 's imagination , even if that imagination belongs to the cleverest young Fellow of the very grandest college , is like turning on the television — it takes a little time for the set to warm up . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | However , not only is the wind downwind of a sail affected but also that behind the board , since the sail curves the wind and it takes a few board lengths for it to revert to its normal direction . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |