Example sentences of "took a quick " in BNC.

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1 He took a quick look at the window .
2 She took a quick look at the castle , standing huge behind the emerald green foreground of Castle Meadow .
3 Yanto took a quick look between the bars and felt his bowels sag .
4 As he raced up the narrow track he took a quick look over his shoulder .
5 Duncan Lee , at scrum-half , took a quick tap penalty , driven on by John Ainslie who gave Witchard the scoring pass .
6 Then she took a quick look at Vern and said to me , ‘ You must come and see my photos , Bina .
7 I took a quick peek inside : bed , drawers , small bathroom with shower .
8 I was utterly depressed and silences fell in which she steadfastly looked away and then took a quick little bite of a glance .
9 Brian took a quick look at his wife .
10 He shook his head , smiling ironically , then took a quick swig from the can , before turning down the volume of the TV and picking up the phone .
11 I took a quick breath of relief as I heard it ; the engine of another boat , throttling down to a murmur as she crept into the bay .
12 On May 10th , 38 people tottered to the top , took a quick look at the view and scrambled down again .
13 We found the nest with two brown spotted eggs , and the pair hovered overhead as we took a quick look , giving me a chance to photograph them against the blue Arctic sky .
14 Freddie grabbed at his glass and took a quick swig of ale then put it down with a bang on the wooden table .
15 His mouth worked , but nothing happened , and he took a quick swig of whisky .
16 They went up on to the platform , and took a quick look into the Porter 's room .
17 Then she took a quick sighting down the shaft and launched herself into space .
18 She took a quick step backwards .
19 She took a quick peep at the kettle , then went on : ‘ Some of our group even went to America , that 's supposed to be the important place to be .
20 She ran , she dodged , she took a quick look behind her .
21 She took a quick break for lunch , gulping down a couple of sandwiches and a cup of coffee , then spent the afternoon painting the dragon , using dozens of different shades so that he shimmered with colour .
22 Roman took a quick glance at her heavy frown and kissed her again .
23 But she rejected the notion as he leaned back against the cushions and took a quick swig of his brandy .
24 Next she got a blood-pressure cuff , with its attached meter , and took a quick reading , to find that , as she had feared , Faye 's blood-pressure was significantly higher than it should be .
25 Boz took a quick step forward and before Seb could raise his guard the gipsy swung a wild punch .
26 ‘ Green Jack , ’ Tallis said to herself , and as if the sound of the fanciful name from folklore had attracted its attention it took a quick , awkward step forward , sinewy body cracking like old wood underfoot .
27 He took a quick look .
28 Ignoring most of its recommendations the new government took a quick decision on one of the major ones , abolishing the area tier of management .
29 I took a quick look at my Leeds record book last evening and was shocked to find our longest unbeaten runs in the 80 's usually consisted of about 70% draws i.e. 9 unbeaten with only 3 wins .
30 She took a quick step forward and saw the flicker of surprise on the man 's face .
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