Example sentences of "[pron] was taking a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this early hour I was taking a final look at the layout of the course . |
| 2 | I was taking a long time ! |
| 3 | Someone was taking a frightful chance I felt ; these games were always held on a Sunday and the English community in Baghdad came out to the camp as several matches were played in the afternoon . |
| 4 | She was taking a long time to come to the attempt on Marek 's life that morning . |
| 5 | She was taking a contraceptive pill and denied misusing drugs . |
| 6 | She was taking a secretarial course , and I was able to tell her about the importance of that work in hospital . |
| 7 | Girl thief snatches bag from pensioner A 62-year-old woman had her bag snatched by a girl thief in Stockton while she was taking a short cut between Hartington Road and Lawson Walk . |
| 8 | Things had not gone too smoothly in hospital and it was taking a long time to recover . |
| 9 | Moreover in the years 1176–7 he was taking a keen interest in the competing politics of the Spanish kingdoms and he may well have instructed Richard to ensure that the great road south from Bordeaux to the Pyrenees was kept open for travellers of all sorts , pilgrims , traders and couriers . |
| 10 | But he was taking a cautious line , mindful of the child behind him . |
| 11 | She had done another paragraph before it occurred to her that he was taking a long time in Georgina 's office . |
| 12 | His room overlooked our house , and he could watch the comings and goings — we were having some turf laid at the time in which he was taking a great interest — and I used to drive round there every evening at half past five and bring him home for a meal , after which we would chat or watch television . |
| 13 | Next day , McMartin 's parents had noticed that he was taking a great interest in news of the murder and he had told them some things about the incident . |
| 14 | Cynics also believed he was taking a great risk when he cast Jason Donovan and Phillip Schofield in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat , but both have been great successes . |
| 15 | Suddenly Quiggers was on his feet and , before anyone could say anything , he was taking a brisk run-up at the Pike bottom . |