Example sentences of "she took a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As soon as she thought we were out of sight she reached under her apron and produced a small bottle from which , tipping back her head , she took a swig . |
| 2 | Or perhaps she took a swig of sherry . |
| 3 | She took a grip on herself , physically pushed back the dark , claustrophobic horror at the point of drowning . |
| 4 | She took a grip on herself , thrusting away her stupid weepiness . |
| 5 | She took a grip on herself . |
| 6 | One plank was heaved off and she took a grip on another . |
| 7 | Reluctantly she got up and her teeth chattered as she took a dressing gown from a hook behind the bedroom door . |
| 8 | She took a pen from one pocket of her purloined white coat , flipped to a new page on the clipboard , and wrote ‘ BLOODY HELL ! ’ on a report form . |
| 9 | ‘ We do a lot of restoration work , and when she went back home on a visit she took a brochure which showed the sort of stuff we do . |
| 10 | Needing a moment 's breathing-space , she took a side-step or two away , and had a brief inner tussle where she came close to telling him that Travis was not her boyfriend , and had never been her boyfriend . |
| 11 | She took a run-up , carved quite a beautiful arc against the sky and promptly vanished , with a shoosh , into very long , dry grass . |
| 12 | She took a sip of her coffee , then continued : ‘ I think I 'm going to get over him , you know . ’ |
| 13 | She took a sip of wine , sweet and strong . |
| 14 | She took a sip of coffee . |
| 15 | She took a sip of wine before she 'd had time to wonder whether that might be wise . |
| 16 | She took a sip of coffee to moisten a suddenly dry throat . |
| 17 | Madame Gebrec 's face became serious ; she took a sip of water , put down her glass and fiddled with the stem as if she had something on her mind . |
| 18 | She took a sip of coffee . |
| 19 | She took a sip of her tea and regarded Lisa squarely . |
| 20 | She took a sip of the red wine , letting it roll around her tongue , savouring it slowly . |
| 21 | Bracken Cottage on a spring evening was a pleasant place , but celebrating alone was a contradiction in terms , she decided , as she took a sip of wine and looked without interest at the food on her plate . |
| 22 | She took a sip of her coffee and said , ‘ You seem to be making quite an issue of my not telling you , and I ca n't think why — especially if , as you say , you hardly knew Elise . ’ |
| 23 | She took a sip of coffee . |
| 24 | She took a sip of champagne then put the glass down . |
| 25 | She took a sip of the dark , bitter tea but , almost overcome by nausea , she hastily put down the mug and covered her mouth with a handkerchief . |
| 26 | She took a sip . |
| 27 | Almost exactly half an hour later , Rory was sitting cross-legged on Candy 's floor , grimacing as she took a sip of coffee . |
| 28 | She took a sip of coffee . |
| 29 | Gingerly she took a sip of the soup , surprised to find it was not only delicious but nothing to do with any can or packet . |
| 30 | She took a sip of coffee from the thick earthenware mug . |