Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] taken a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " It 's as if I 'd just taken a photograph . " |
| 2 | Shaun 's last years at school had been difficult he 'd even taken a swing at a teacher at one point — and he 'd earned a reputation for the motherless Hammond boys that Wayne had found himself sharing even though he 'd done nothing to earn it . |
| 3 | Before ‘ Do Re Me ’ , you 'd never taken a single from an album . |
| 4 | ‘ He 'd never taken a woman on any of his expeditions before , so I nagged him for about a week and used all my female charm . |
| 5 | It had only taken a matter of yards for her to acknowledge that her sandals made abysmal hiking boots . |
| 6 | They had only taken a step or two when they heard a rustle in the leaves , and a sound like someone huffing under a heavy load . |
| 7 | It had only taken a glance to recognise the ship 's chandler , the site corroborated by the smell of tarred rope ; the same with Mick 's Bar and Johnson 's store . |
| 8 | Life had suddenly taken a mis-step , and she was completely thrown . |
| 9 | The President had given Mueller an inch , but he had already taken a mile . |
| 10 | Some members who had not taken a journey by train and particularly by steam train for years came on one or both of our trips on the 22nd of June ( Central Wales Line ) and the 15th of July ( Severn Valley ) , to recapture the atmosphere . |
| 11 | She had just taken a mouthful of the rather sour wormwood-flavoured wine when Anthony came breezily into the room . |
| 12 | And he goes on to reveal in the letter that he had just taken a day off ‘ work ’ to watch a Tennessee high school football game with Ginger Alden , the 20-year-old Tennessee beauty queen who bore a startling resemblance to his mother and whom he called ‘ little Gladys ’ . |
| 13 | Yanto had just taken a swig of cider , and instantly sprayed a dozen regulars as the uncontrollable spasm of laughter erupted . |
| 14 | He had just taken a call when Maggie arrived to eat . |
| 15 | The Salisbury Steam Laundry had just taken a delivery of fuel and the covers to the boiler room were open . |
| 16 | Mrs Popple had just taken a bath . |
| 17 | But he thought that it was as if Fael-Inis had somehow taken a shard of pure light and splintered it , and then scattered it about them . |
| 18 | She had hardly taken a couple of steps before she was surrounded by clubgoers , and was forced to swallow a quick rush of impatience , summoning up her brightest smile as she accepted their compliments . |
| 19 | The Smiths , who had always taken a leaf out of Factory 's books by designing their visual imagery behind heavy subtlety , now showed a deliberately provocative front . |
| 20 | Both twins and the three men had later taken a taxi to the barn at Uckington , whichg had been rebuilt . |
| 21 | The director had probably taken a room for her there tonight assuming she 'd look for something more suited to her purse in her own time . |
| 22 | ‘ Besides , ’ Madame added , when she herself had also taken a sweet , ‘ it is a complete nonsense . ’ |
| 23 | Rachel had n't taken a lot of notice of the young SHO — she had been more interested in her own circle of friends at the time — but he had been a frequent visitor at the Stevenses ' home and she knew her parents had liked him and had been pleased at the prospect of him becoming their son-in-law . |
| 24 | Fate had again taken a hand . |
| 25 | He had actually taken a step towards her . |
| 26 | The Independent Companies had never taken a prisoner , although this was not from want of trying . |
| 27 | Naturally gifted as he was , the Japanese boy had never taken a golf lesson . |
| 28 | Lewin , of Toxteth , who had never taken a driving test and was already banned for stealing cars , admitted manslaughter . |
| 29 | I had never taken a record and listened to them , even though they were labelled ‘ progressive ’ rock . |