Example sentences of "he take a long " in BNC.

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1 He takes a long draw on the J , while I sit there thinking , Oh shit , then he hands the number back to me again with a big grin on his face .
2 Tromsø was huddled and silent below and he took a long time over his last look .
3 He took a long reflective swallow .
4 He took a long time to answer the door and his painful movements towards and into his armchair explained why .
5 He took a long drag on the cigarette and looked at his watch again .
6 He took a long breath , becoming severely practical before he got out of his depth .
7 He took a long pull .
8 Shivering , he took a long , slow breath of her .
9 He took a long drink from the bottle of wine , saying , ‘ Here 's luck ! ’
10 He took a long puff on his beautiful cigar and tapped the ash into a wastepaper basket full of mimeographed reports .
11 He took a long breath .
12 His dark-brown eyes burnt into mine ; he took a long moment to reply .
13 He took a long swig , put the glass down and wiped his mis-shaven upper lip contentedly .
14 He took a long sip .
15 He took a long breath then shrugged .
16 He took a long drink and filled his bottle .
17 He took a long look at the approaching man , who was obviously not keen on leaving the shelter of the trees .
18 He took a long step backwards then wheeled and stretched both his arms out .
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