Example sentences of "she take [art] [noun sg] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I chose Dame Edna , because she takes the mickey out of fashion .
2 The manager is the manager because he or she takes the job on .
3 She takes the hat off and does a couple of dance steps .
4 It was when she took a chunk out of my shoulder and nearly bit my damn ear off that I got the message .
5 Then she took a syringe out and gave the boy an anti-tetanus jab .
6 She took a half-step back , smothering the blush that warmed her cheeks .
7 She took a walk up to the West Cliff before returning to Blue Horizons , overwhelmed in misery .
8 Here , she took a step back and called on Ferdinando to discuss Garibaldi and his Red Shirts and the promises of Cavour — they were names to her and nothing more .
9 ‘ Will you leave off nagging ? ’ he snarled at her , and she took a step back .
10 She took a step back and said , ‘ I 'll see you later , Edward . ’
11 With another frown , she took a step back .
12 Either she took a step back , or she stayed where she was , aware that sooner or later she would plunge into that unknowable chasm .
13 She took a step back .
14 She took a step back into the shadows of the hallway and watched the other woman , her heart beating strangely .
15 As his grip on her loosened , she took a step back , and it was as though a cold wind suddenly whistled all around her .
16 Summoning all the will-power she possessed , she took a step back away from him .
17 Then it was that , with him towering over her , she took a step back and observed that Naylor Massingham must have some highly confidential papers in his briefcase since , evidently not trusting to leave it in his car , he had chosen to bring it up to her flat with him .
18 She took a step back and , gasping with pain , stumbled as her ankle gave way beneath her .
19 Suddenly Ruth 's eyes filled with tears and she took a step back .
20 She took a step back .
21 Mrs Wright did n't ring the bell or knock , she took a key out of her pocket and opened it .
22 She took the message out on to the streets of Stockton yesterday .
23 She took the basket back into the dressing-room and threw a cloth over it , then began to undress , bundling her discarded clothes into the bottom of one of the huge built-in cupboards that lined the walls .
24 On Sundays , she did her hair with far more care than usual , arranging it in smooth red coils and loops , and , with her uncustomary neatness and her grand necklace and her look of youth , she acquired a startling , hare-like , fleeting beauty , pared to the bone ; a weird beauty that lasted until bedtime , when she took the necklace off and put it away again .
25 She took the invitation out of her handbag and confirmed as much .
26 She took the sheet out of the typewriter and wrote underneath , Clemence Bean .
27 She took the path up to the downs above the house .
28 She did n't intend to miss her Saturday-morning ride , though , and so , on leaving Pack Meeting , she took the path back through the wood .
29 She took the baby out of the pen , and played with it .
30 So she took the handbag back into Tesco and said I found this handbag erm and they said well give me your name and address and all that so in any rate what happened Bet ?
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