Example sentences of "was taking the " in BNC.
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| 31 | To counter this , he was Taking the Side of the Other , using the national symbols of kingship , which he had previously derided . |
| 32 | It was late in the day and she was taking the last of the sun . |
| 33 | That was taking the clips off and clipping the wagons on . |
| 34 | He opened the door , took off his cap and threw it into the stall : ‘ If that 's welcome , ’ he said , ‘ so am I. ’ In a short time the horse came to the door : they put the bridle on him and shortly afterwards the Norfolk man was taking the horse to the smithy to be shod . |
| 35 | So , other than the odd slurp and percussive explosion from the headphones , plus sotto voce undertones from the foremen across the aisle , all was peace , the Clansman was taking the strain , and the feet were visible uncurling . |
| 36 | This , I felt , shrinking with embarrassment , was taking the idea that you are what you eat a sight too literally , and ever since I have distanced myself slightly from that early guide to greens . |
| 37 | He and Merlyn had planned to go somewhere else , and she was taking the box there . ’ |
| 38 | My father meanwhile was taking the tickets and having the luggage labelled . |
| 39 | Sucking in a shaky breath , aware she was taking the greatest gamble of her life , she returned to face him . |
| 40 | She could n't quite believe she was taking the first few tentative steps back towards her marriage . |
| 41 | Folly could n't understand what was taking the man so long . |
| 42 | It is true that Europe was taking the bulk of British exports in part because of the fall-off in sales to the United States , which was entering a period of recession , but the importance of her sales within Europe was self-evident . |
| 43 | Michelle , who was taking the drug Epilim , said at her home in Whyteleaf , Surrey : ‘ None of them told me about the risk of having a handicapped baby . |
| 44 | I was taking the minutes of the meeting . |
| 45 | He raised his arm and a man came from the buildings at the side of the field , and it was soon apparent that he was taking the car away . |
| 46 | Connor McCaffrey ( 18 ) was taking the lift to his room at Queen 's University halls of residence when it became stuck between the third and fourth floors . |
| 47 | Observers believed that Alia was taking the opportunity of the embassy sit-ins to strengthen the hand of the reformers in the party and government . |
| 48 | Morag was taking the old hat to the bucket when Grandad walked in the door . |
| 49 | Every last bit of unkempt hedge in our front garden was taking the same attitude it had always taken . |
| 50 | And then , when I was taking the exhibition down , a couple of women helped me and they said , ‘ Why are you so angry , dear ? ’ |
| 51 | ‘ Romantic , ’ said Zeinab , as if she was taking the word down to be used in evidence . |
| 52 | They were all minors and Joseph was taking the normal step to protect their interests , for if Ann remarried the estate would pass to her new husband . |
| 53 | ‘ He was shot last night when he was taking the dog for a walk . ’ |
| 54 | As the opening production was Gypsy Baron , where Ingrid was taking the lead and Therese had to play the role of an eighteen-year-old village maiden , it was n't hard to guess what most of the jokes were about . |
| 55 | McAllister was taking the piss with little flicks and turns . |
| 56 | It was early morning and Sara was taking the first typing session of the day . |
| 57 | Abu Sueir , was a pleasant station , well-established and well-run by one of the oldest group captains in the RAF , and the adjutant was none other than " Happy " Day or " Wings " Day perhaps one of the best known officers of the pre and postwar RAF , " Happy " was indeed a character much larger than life , and even today when I meet a fellow student from my course in the RAF Club , he related with tears streaming down his cheeks an incident when " Happy " was taking the course on rifle drill . |
| 58 | ENVIRONMENT Minister Sir George Young was taking the wheel of a JCB digger to launch work on a new £6 million wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Nottingham today . |
| 59 | The established church believed teetotalism was taking the place of God and was carried out in an un-Christian spirit . |
| 60 | ‘ I thought Miss Dixon was effectively a danger to the company because she was taking the law into her own hands , ’ he said . |