Example sentences of "she took out a " in BNC.

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1 She took out a handkerchief and mopped her eyes .
2 Suddenly she came alive and her hazel eyes lit up as she took out a large album from a walnut bureau .
3 Then , seeing Peggy 's lips pouting sulkily , she took out a further three pence .
4 The Captain had no sooner opened his mouth to say : ‘ Your husband is n't in … ? ’ than she took out a crumpled handkerchief and huge tears were rolling down her fat cheeks .
5 She took out a mirror and inspected her face carefully .
6 She took out a cigarette , lit it slowly , brooded .
7 She took out a bottle from the cupboard .
8 She took out a bottle of Glenfiddich and poured a wine-glassful .
9 From a drawer she took out a cardboard box , and laid it on the table .
10 Then she took out a comb , and began to set it into some kind of order .
11 Pushing aside her purse and the wallet of traveller 's cheques , she took out a comb , a packet of moist clean-up squares and a wad of tissues .
12 She took out a bundle of £10 notes each time and placed them in an envelope from her bag .
13 Unzipping her overnight bag , she took out a copy of one of Puddephat 's books .
14 She took out a cassette tape and pushed it into the car 's tape-deck .
15 Opening her case , she took out a syringe and filled it with a heart and respiratory stimulant .
16 Then , from , her case , she took out a bottle of tablets .
17 She took out an unexpected wisp of lace and linen , and dabbed at the nose .
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