Example sentences of "then [pers pn] took a [adj] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Then I took a deep breath .
2 Then I took a deep breath .
3 Then she took a deep breath .
4 Then she took a deep breath .
5 Her voice trailed off a moment , then she took a deep breath .
6 Then she took a deep breath , telling herself not to be such a fool , and stand her ground .
7 Then she took a deep breath .
8 Then she took a deep breath .
9 Then she took a little tin brooch from her pocket .
10 Then she took a cleaner but st ill crumpled paper from the tin .
11 Then she took a quick look at Vern and said to me , ‘ You must come and see my photos , Bina .
12 Then she took a quick sighting down the shaft and launched herself into space .
13 And then we took a remote truck down to Carl 's house and did a few things in his den .
14 Seven minutes before the interval Duncan Ferguson smashed a header against the crossbar as the home side piled on the pressure , then it took a diving header from Grant Tierney to take a David Robertson cross off Mark Hateley 's toe .
15 And even then it took a few more strangled moments before she could force her numbed brain to function with anything more coherent than a scream of anguish .
16 She only took her sunglasses off when she was inside the dark little shop but even then it took a few moments for her eyes to adjust .
17 Then he took a loud drink and looked out of the window .
18 Then he took a brilliant catch at deep square lag to dismiss Lancashire dangerman Lloyd , and grabbed two wickets with his medium pace for good measure .
19 Then he took a steady pace backwards and looked down at her .
20 Then he took a clean white handkerchief from the back pocket of his close-fitting blue jeans , turned to the laundry trough to wet it , and wiped the blood from her fingers .
  Next page