Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] took a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stephan Brüback of the German shop design specialist Hans Brüback Landenbau & Verkaufstechnik took a visual approach to the theme of customer recognition , suggesting that social differences be accepted and even adopted in the definition of a shop 's corporate identity . |
| 2 | Colonel Windsor refilled it , and Tubby took a large swallow before gathering himself together to reply . |
| 3 | As they reached the mouth of the tunnel , fresh air drifted in and Devlin took a deep breath . |
| 4 | Three years ago , Philip and Victoria took a four-week trip to San Francisco and stayed with a friend who had completely transformed the interior of his house with Oriental art and antiques . |
| 5 | The engine box had a centre ‘ handle ’ and Ian took a long time sighting his chimney by this . |
| 6 | In the spring of 1333 , Edward assembled an army in which those who had helped him to overthrow Mortimer and Isabella took a prominent part . |
| 7 | Christmas was coming and Ellen took a part-time job in the college office to meet the extra costs of the season , and there met Nerina 's mother , a pleasant woman wearing a serviceable sari and black lace-up shoes . |
| 8 | Murphy , Mackenzie and Roberts took a tighter hold on midfield and wingers McMahon and Reeve , the younger , came more into the game , but the ball would not quite run for Sharman at centre-forward . |
| 9 | It was a sparse audience and Ivy took a great interest in it . |
| 10 | Enough was only just enough and Ireland took a perfect record on to their second pool engagement against home town favourites Hong Kong . |
| 11 | Ana asked softly , and Maggie took a deep breath and tried to get a smile into her voice . |
| 12 | It was only wide enough for one vehicle but it was not so rough , and Maggie took a few deep breaths to get control of her rage . |
| 13 | He also used Law himself to impress editors who were on less familiar terms with Fraser , as with Marlowe of the Daily Mail , and Law took a direct interest in negotiations with the most difficult of all the Unionist editors , J. L. Garvin of the Observer . |
| 14 | Approximately ten of the students came from outside Britain , and Eva took a special interest in them . |
| 15 | Liz Chick , the Oxford cox , gave way and Cambridge took a narrow lead , though the crews were again level at the Mile . |
| 16 | Insurance , ferries , food and kit took a large slice , the rest went on fuel for the Land Rover 's seven thousand mile round trip . |
| 17 | Blood matted the blond hair , and Lindsey took a deep breath as she leaned closer to peer at the wound . |
| 18 | ‘ Crash ’ went a brick through the window of a nearby television shop and things took a new , but not entirely unexpected , turn for the worse . |
| 19 | A couple on a nearby table turned curiously to stare at them , and Virginia took a desperate mouthful of the rum mixture , suddenly aware that its potency was cleverly disguised beneath a fruity overtone . |
| 20 | After World War II , the motor car had a significant impact on the travelling public , and lorries and buses took a considerable amount of business from the railway , so it was inevitable that the railway management , casting a critical eye over branch line expenditure , however scenic , considered most of these rural lines as financially unviable . |
| 21 | On the last day Seve birdied the first hole and Hale took a six on the second , I can remember the scoring because in those days I had to mark all the cards , and I remember putting Irwin down for a six — and then the card blew in to the bunker on the second and I had to go chasing after it . |
| 22 | The eyes of the round and woeful moon closed sighingly for a moment , and Rosalba took a deep breath , as if setting herself afloat on the night in her white nightdress , irresistibly reminding Caterina again of the great orb sailing in the sky like a big soft round pillow . |
| 23 | John and Eleanor arrived back in London in June 1987 and John took a secular job . |
| 24 | Annual recruitment had to be even heavier than this total suggests , since well into the nineteenth century a high percentage of recruits died before even reaching their regiments and disease took a heavy toll among established troops . |
| 25 | She opened her mouth but Mitch took a tight grip on her arm and handed his own card across . |
| 26 | ‘ I wish you would n't , ’ said Caspar , but Fenella took a deep breath and clambered on to the sacks and grasped the window ledge , rubbing a bit of the window pane clear . |
| 27 | The second stone had more force behind it , but Rose took a half step back as she threw it and it went wide . |
| 28 | But Beccaria took a narrow view of how to manipulate the human tendency freely and rationally to choose deviation : he saw it only in terms of the effectiveness of the operations of the criminal justice system . |
| 29 | The four-cylinder engine was more reliable in 1957 , but BRM took a long time to realise that the P25 's air strut suspension — carried over from the V16 — was the cause of its savage oversteer . |