Example sentences of "took a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took a few gulps , then passed it to Philip . |
| 2 | She took a few mouthfuls of coffee . |
| 3 | I waved away his solicitations and took a few mouthfuls of air followed by some tea . |
| 4 | She took a few sips of the hot coffee . |
| 5 | Reporters are proverbially heavy drinkers , and it took a few bottles of bonhomie with Johnny Smart before Charles could actually get down to the business for which he had come . |
| 6 | There was no need to leave now ; he could stay and talk the matter out He took a few moments to arrange his thoughts , make a few educated guesses and assess the full extent of the plot which had been built around him . |
| 7 | Miss Honey took a few moments to let this curious statement sink in . |
| 8 | She flushed with guilt when Beth took a few moments to reply . |
| 9 | Bernice took a few moments break from her search to reach up and snap it off . |
| 10 | She only took her sunglasses off when she was inside the dark little shop but even then it took a few moments for her eyes to adjust . |
| 11 | And he did the same thing at Brackley Town , he guided them to success , their best ever season , he 's gone to Buckingham Town , took a few players with him , so Brackley Town , they 're not too pleased and they 're going to be out to beat Buckingham Town tonight , but I 'm going to sit on the fence and go for Buckingham 3 1 . |
| 12 | It took a few minutes for me to balance the load . |
| 13 | It took a few minutes before his eyes had adjusted to semi-darkness and the great sweep of the headland became visible , its shapes and forms mysteriously altered under the high stars . |
| 14 | It took a few minutes in the kitchen to make the mug of strong chicory coffee to which he added a liberal lacing of brandy . |
| 15 | It took a few minutes for Curtis and Adrian to realise their baby had disappeared . |
| 16 | The ambulance only took a few minutes , but it seemed like hours . |
| 17 | It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the dimness , and he remained still , blinking hard , making out the man standing directly in front of him holding the shotgun , while on the stairs to his left another person — a woman ? — was also holding what looked like a small pistol on him . |
| 18 | Everything looked so propitious it took a few minutes nibbling to realise that the lamb had been cooked to the point of anonymity and the prawns , although big and fat , were so bland they tasted more like good bread rolls than fish . |
| 19 | Next day I was a second rigger on a Vickers Victoria — a large troop carrier known as the " flying pig " because of its girth , The squadron had a general purpose role and just how general call be gauged by my first flight , which was only a couple of days later — to deliver a coffin-like box to RAF Shaibah near Basra , The journey only took a few hours , On arrival the coffin was decanted and refilled with ice and shark meat in exchange for the pork we had brought from the squadron pig firm . |
| 20 | It took a few bumps on the head for him to get used to the low ceiling and the prominent oak beams , but now they do n't bother him at all . |
| 21 | We got a geezer come to the door you know yeah , and he took a few particulars you know . |
| 22 | He stood up and put his hands in his pockets and took a few turns about the room . |
| 23 | She gave a slight , sad smile , stood up and took a few paces round the bedroom . |
| 24 | He took a few paces forward and leaned over Willie 's small thin shoulders . |
| 25 | She took a few paces forward . |
| 26 | The guards behind Rincewind backed away , and their captain took a few paces to the right . |
| 27 | I took a few paces towards her , filling the air with the sweet music of my song . |
| 28 | She even took a few steps towards them . |
| 29 | Marie took a few steps towards him . |
| 30 | Since they were not obvious from where he was standing , he took a few steps and examined the table-top . |