Example sentences of "she took a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took a resolute breath and manoeuvred the jeep behind a low sports car . |
| 2 | She took a nervous mouthful from her glass . |
| 3 | She took a shuddering breath . |
| 4 | She took a shuddering gasp of breath . |
| 5 | She took a firm grip on Rupert 's long golden tresses with her giant hand and then , by raising her muscular right arm , she lifted the helpless boy clean out of his chair and held him aloft . |
| 6 | She took a reviving sip of coffee before saying softly , ‘ Did you get any sleep ? ’ |
| 7 | She took a long time to dress . |
| 8 | Wexford ignored him and followed the widow to the sideboard from a drawer of which she took a long cream-coloured book . |
| 9 | There was a lot to look at , so she took a long time coming back after school , stopping to watch the men mending holes in the roads , to watch the demolition team with their mighty metal ball swinging on its chain from the crane clearing the bomb-site , to watch carpenters erecting wooden hoardings around the cleared sites to keep the people out , to see bill-stickers on ladders pasting huge coloured pictures on to the hoardings . |
| 10 | She took a long drink of her tea and then continued , ‘ Anyway , she 'll go before long , never fear . ’ |
| 11 | She took a long draw on her cigarette , looking at me curiously . |
| 12 | Unused to spicy food , she took a long mouthful of the gin and tonic , which she could now no longer even taste , then very deliberately she finished the chicken wing and ate another one . |
| 13 | Back in the cottage she took a long , hot bath , but the water failed to ease the tension in her body , even though she lay there for what seemed like an eternity , trying to will away the effects of the afternoon . |
| 14 | Instead , she took a long , hot bath , scattering in a lavish handful of scented flakes and letting the perfumed water ease some of the tension from her body . |
| 15 | She took a long , deep breath to control herself . |
| 16 | And she took a long time to answer it . |
| 17 | She took a perverse delight in denying his existence , in turning you against him . |
| 18 | Bitterly resigned to the betrothal , she took a fiendish revenge . |
| 19 | She took a covert glance at his watch and discovered that , amazingly , it was nearly midnight . |
| 20 | I passed the pack and she took a small gold lighter from her purse . |
| 21 | He watched her as she took a small mouthful of the delicious moist sponge . |
| 22 | Before she got out , she took a small bottle of Gordon 's gin from her huge red plastic handbag and sprinkled most of it over her neckline and cleavage . |
| 23 | She took a calming breath and turned , and was put off her stroke for a moment when she saw his glance flicking over her slim and erect carriage , taking in the elegant and attractive navy-trimmed white outfit she wore . |
| 24 | And now she took a better look at him , Folly could n't help noticing the strong , muscular lines of the broad back under that white shirt . |
| 25 | But when she took a necessary short cut through the kitchen , she was n't at all surprised to find that the figure filling the doorway with a tray of drinks balanced in his hands was Tom . |
| 26 | When she first joined the company , packing vitamins and herbal medicines three years ago , she took a little time to get used to the work . |
| 27 | She took a tentative step forward and then another . |
| 28 | Despite her pique about his refusal to discuss the will , she took a certain pride in showing him her brother 's room . |
| 29 | She took a sidelong look at Edith to see whether this was going down well . |
| 30 | She took a great fancy to me , used to buy me presents . |