Example sentences of "but [pers pn] took a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stepping up to bat in the eighth inning of game five on Sunday with the scores tied 1-1 , the Giants first baseman had trouble controlling the adrenalin , ‘ but I took a deep breath and tried to focus on the point of release of the ball ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ I could have made a real mess of that hole , but I took a calculated gamble and it paid off , ’ added Faldo , who walked off the green with a bogey four — one shot less than he registered in the first round . |
| 3 | At the early age of thirty-eight me mother sent me West Get up , said she , and get a job says I I 'll do me best I pulled on my Wellingtons to march to march to Kiljimock But I took a wrong turn at Charlestown and ended up in Knock Once this quiet crossroads was a place of quiet prayer Where Catholics got indulgent once or twice a year You could buy a pair of rosary beads or get your candles blessed If you had a guilty conscience , you could get it off your chest … |
| 4 | Rohan reached for her again , but she took a step backwards , staring round her , straining her ears . |
| 5 | But she took a dislike to it for some reason , she would n't go in it . |
| 6 | Bere Forest also had a tough match against Meridian B and , once again , they found themselves a goal down at half time but they took a 2–1 lead in the second half before Meridian B equalized to take the game into extra time . |
| 7 | But they took a dive between half three and five . |
| 8 | But he took a more positive stance in the third and at the first hint of resistance Newton 's temper began to rise . |
| 9 | Kite was the danger for the start , but he took a six on the 10th . |
| 10 | He said it was common practise but he took a decision not to . |
| 11 | But he took a more optimistic view than Bagehot and believed that constitutionalism could be maintained by the British practice of ‘ democracy tempered by snobbishness ’ . |
| 12 | But he took a step back , sweeping his arm into a mocking bow . |
| 13 | LUCAN left and went to see friends in Sussex , but he took a strange route . |
| 14 | She gave him a cold smile and turned away , but he took a step forward and gripped her shoulders . |
| 15 | He 's a fabulous guy and very funny , but it took a long time , and I do n't take credit for it , but it took a long time to put him in a situation where I felt that he was at maximum ‘ comfortableness ’ , so that his shyness — and he was very shy — was overcome . |
| 16 | He 's a fabulous guy and very funny , but it took a long time , and I do n't take credit for it , but it took a long time to put him in a situation where I felt that he was at maximum ‘ comfortableness ’ , so that his shyness — and he was very shy — was overcome . |
| 17 | ‘ The device looks simple , but it took a long time to find companies that could make it , ’ he says . |
| 18 | But it took a hard head to be so . |
| 19 | Gradually , the Services backs began to gel , but it took a fine individual try by Hull to reduce the deficit . |
| 20 | The blaze commenced one lunchtime when few people were in the premises , so there was no loss of life , but it took a long time for the blaze to be brought under control and some days before the firemen were able to be sure that there was no risk of further outbreaks of fire . |
| 21 | The old lady was quite sprightly for her age but it took a long time for them both to reach the top floor . |
| 22 | Everyone knew that the rules were being stretched , but it took a skilled operator to persuade an official to ignore evidence that was blatantly paraded before him . |
| 23 | Admittedly , the last one is a fake , but it took a lawsuit to convince the Daily Express that it was n't true . |
| 24 | But it took a deal of probing when he sought help to ascertain exactly what was the pressure inside Peter , bursting to get out when suitably triggered . |
| 25 | I got a job eventually , but it took a long time . |
| 26 | A few months earlier , Sammy Woods of Australia and Harry Wood of England had had a near miss in this particular department , but it took a brace of Smiths to achieve a Test first . |
| 27 | But it took a trained observer to follow her through the quicksands of her disapprobation ; a false step on the part of one of the aunts , for instance , could have reversed her attitude , and led her into a eulogy of black , into a martyred position whence the garments of all the others were an insult to her lone and exclusive widowhood , into a position where she alone had the right to flout the weight of tradition . |
| 28 | The above may be so , but it took a long while for anything significant to happen to the share price . |
| 29 | In Brightside the Unionist candidate had been specially demobilised for the election ; the Central Office agent for Yorkshire persuaded him to stand down , but it took a visit to Central Office before his supporters could be persuaded to support a Coalition Liberal that they had opposed at the last three elections . |
| 30 | For example , a reduction in the cost of grinding and polishing plate glass was made possible by the float process , but it took a long time and a great deal of money to make it work . |