Example sentences of "as [pers pn] take the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I take the bread and the wine , I am saying , I affirm my trust in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for me . |
| 2 | It demon-strates the lengths to which a sensible person , as I took the excavator to be , was prepared to go to fit into a standard accepted hypothesis sealed by a great tradition . |
| 3 | As I took the trouble to explain earlier , you ca n't do that . |
| 4 | Her scent reached me as I took the hand gently into mine and looked down at her . |
| 5 | But because I was in like really really tight tights , er like and then a pair of ski pants over the top er , my whole leg was like , you know , sort of soaked in and this bloke was there going , hee , that 's pretty impressive and I was like , I 'm not going to let him know I was crying and like got up and went to the top of the slope and I carried on skiing for about an extra half an hour , but like when I got home , and I just took off , my whole leg started , feet swelling as I took the like , the tight like leggings off . |
| 6 | Perhaps it is as you travel to work , or as you take the dog out for a walk , or as you walk on the Downs , or when you have that quiet morning cup of coffee . |
| 7 | He 's far more likely to catch a chill standing about at a show or in the hunting field than after a bath , as long as you take the right precautions . |
| 8 | On the street , the roof of your car may be at just the right height for you to rest your elbows as you take the shot , and there are all sorts of other items of street furniture such as lamp-posts which can serve as props . |
| 9 | As you take the carriage to the right , so the patterning band at the back goes to the right with it . |
| 10 | Now , as you take the carriage across , the yarn is looped over the selected needles on the back bed , while being knitted on every needle on the front bed . |
| 11 | Where any action needs to be taken , make a note in the margin ; eg when the replies contain information that should be passed on to your client , put a marginal note " Buyer " ; when the reply indicates that there is an error in the abstract supplied to you , mark it " Abstract " ; and tick these marginal notes as you take the necessary action , for example , when you write to the buyer , or amend your abstract . |
| 12 | ‘ You 've got a nerve , ’ someone said , as she took the shock . |
| 13 | Granny 's visits to Bowes Road would always be very much appreciated by her little granddaughter Doris , if only because of the teatime treats which would attend such occasions ; as she took the old lady upstairs to dispose of her coat , Doris would whisper : ‘ We 've got blackcurrant pie today because you 're here ; we only ever have it when you come … ’ . |
| 14 | Meredith asked as she took the cup . |
| 15 | He followed Mary as she took the flocks out of the village . |
| 16 | ‘ The islands , ’ she said as she took the prey . |
| 17 | As she took the fruit her hand brushed Donaldson 's , rough and dry and warm . |
| 18 | ‘ Are you sure she wo n't mind a total stranger calling on her ? ’ asked Melissa doubtfully as she took the proffered piece of paper . |
| 19 | Many of these facts would have been known to Eva as she took the four day journey by train from Cape Town to land-locked Rhodesia . |
| 20 | ‘ So have you , ’ said Julia as she took the proffered glass . |
| 21 | Mrs Diggory shook her head as she took the hand and held it tightly . |
| 22 | Lucy was unable to meet his eyes as she took the receiver from him . |
| 23 | In February Aquino became the first President of the Philippines to appear in court as she took the stand as a witness in support of her libel case against a newspaper columnist , Luis Beltran . |
| 24 | ‘ Any news about who did in that poor lady that you found , Mrs Craig ? ’ she asked as she took the money . |
| 25 | Shiona sliced him a look as she took the child to her bosom . |
| 26 | But she managed a composed smile as she took the phone . |
| 27 | She grabbed the receiver while Nina stood up , anticipating trouble , and watching Rachel as she took the call . |
| 28 | ‘ Are we eating out or in tonight ? ’ she asked as she took the sopping sponge from his hand and squeezed it murderously into the sink . |
| 29 | The sound of his low mocking laughter followed her as she took the stairs two at a time , desperate to be away from his gaze , all too aware that a scarlet flush had enveloped her entire body — aware too that the heat he had generated in her had n't only been embarrassment . |
| 30 | ‘ No toast ! ’ she said hastily as she took the mug . |