Example sentences of "she [vb mod] take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Dr Lazenby at Lorton had said that she should take more rest : as if that were possible with a farm , an inn , a husband and a daughter to work and worry about . |
2 | Mrs Mawdsley then asked administration manager Dave McCreary if she could take two weeks ' annual leave and a week 's unpaid leave to go on holiday . |
3 | He was jealous of Florian , she accepted , but she could take little comfort or encouragement from the knowledge , except in so far as it meant that he was n't ready to put an end to their affair quite yet . |
4 | Breeze was rather glad of the excuse to go out without Susan , because she could take this opportunity of returning Roger Kenyon 's wallet . |
5 | She lowered the window by the leather tab and clicked the lip into the groove of the embrasure to hold it down so she could take some photographs ; several boys climbing over the fence on the railway banks hooted at the sight of her camera and posed , arms akimbo , pretence starlets . |
6 | At least she could take some comfort from the fact that Rune Christensen was also in the hunt . |
7 | She used to take dressed chickens six every Tuesday . |
8 | And on the eighth day she shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest , to the door of the tent of meeting . |
9 | A born poseur , she would take great pleasure in performing tricks to admiring audiences along the ritzy Avenue de la Croisette in Cannes . |
10 | She would take another day off and then go back to work . |
11 | Dana took her time in following her sister , and Claudia imagined she would take full advantage of her sister 's absence . |
12 | ‘ By stating that she would take sick time because her holiday request had been denied , she appeared to be abusing the company sick scheme , ’ said Mrs Proffitt . |
13 | Interviewing her could take several days . |