Example sentences of "took her [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it took her some moments to understand exactly what he was saying , her senses reeling at the warmth of the hard naked chest pressed so closely to her soft breasts , her nostrils savouring the erotic , musky scent of his skin . |
| 2 | When she stopped her feeble battering I took her some tea topped up with a couple of powdered sleeping pills . |
| 3 | Such was Felicity 's introduction to Overclyst , and it took her some time to recover from it . |
| 4 | It took her some time to get used to that but she got the knack of it in the end , and they spent hours together shooting at marks , or at rabbits on the Down or pigeons in the high trees at the forest edge . |
| 5 | It took her some time to adjust to her new billing as sister to the future Princess of Wales . |
| 6 | It took her some time to unfasten the stiff buttons . |
| 7 | It took her some time to get used to her face without them . |
| 8 | It took her some time to orientate . |
| 9 | She spotted Adam almost as soon as she entered the club , but though he was sitting only a short distance away with a stocky sandy-haired man she did n't recognise , it took her some time to reach his table , since she was obliged to stop at every few strides to talk to customers . |
| 10 | ‘ You took her some tobacco , did n't you ? ’ was her father 's return , surly greeting . |
| 11 | We took her some flowers and erm I eucalyptus leaves and she thought they were lovely . |
| 12 | I took her some Loukoumi and chocolates , and she said , ‘ Now that is a sensible present . ’ |