Example sentences of "and taking [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She hesitated and her fingers began pleating a paper serviette that lay on the table ; then , glancing briefly at Rachel and taking a deep breath , she continued , ‘ But I was heartbroken over something else as well , and it was n't David . |
| 2 | Brothers Peter and Dave Grundy from Willaston should rename their boat ‘ Mr Cool ’ after winning the first day and taking a major prize on the second day at Wexford Harbour . |
| 3 | The agency is trying to decentralize French research by moving half hit laboratories to the regions ( see Nature 356 , 373 ; 1992 ) , and taking a bigger role in international research politics would help to fill the vacuum in Paris . |
| 4 | ‘ Of course , Burleigh is the dregs , ’ agreed Glenda , elegantly ingesting ( rather than eating ) the last scrap of food from her plate , and taking a goodly swig of white wine . |
| 5 | This sketch of a student 's intellectual development has followed the student through the stages of assimilating encountered knowledge ; deep understanding ; recognition of its provisionality and contested character ; exercising critical judgement ; being sensitive to other knowledge forms , and relativizing one 's own experience ; and taking a personal stand . |
| 6 | Diarrhoea , kidney disease and taking a diuretic drug may lead to potassium deficiency which can result in depression , weak muscles and mental confusion . |
| 7 | ‘ You might fall asleep again , ’ he said , picking up a mug from the table beside him and taking a long swallow . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm not surprised , ’ Ven replied , and taking a long pull of breath , ‘ I do n't seem to be doing this very well , ’ he stated , ‘ but at least we 're talking — which makes it less difficult than I thought it was going to be . ’ |
| 9 | He looked across at the other two , who were laughing and taking a long time to get Maggie 's drink . |
| 10 | Our next move was to co-operate with anglers by meeting the National Federation of Anglers and taking a joint initiative to remove the use of lead in anglers ' tackle . |
| 11 | After struggling into his hip length waders and taking a final look around , he moved towards the mud line . |
| 12 | The house , she admitted grudgingly , could be found by driving through the village and taking a narrow turning to the left . |
| 13 | I also remember thinking at the time that dressing like a white man and taking a white man 's name was n't ever going to hide the Apache in him . |
| 14 | It is definitely worth flying to Prague and taking a few days to look around before you travel across the country to Slovakia . |
| 15 | ‘ It has become quite clear that every authority is pursuing a different model and taking a different approach . |
| 16 | Meanwhile Brian Ashmore sits at home smoking and taking a daily cocktail of drugs , still hoping someone will give him the treatment he needs . |
| 17 | He was elected a member of the Society for the Promotion of Arts , Manufactures and Commerce in 1760 , serving from 1763 to 1778 as the joint chairman of the committee on mechanics , and taking a leading part in its deliberations on such subjects as agricultural machinery , ships , and textiles . |
| 18 | Lachlan Watt had been about to leave Hamish and Antonia 's party when Fergus had fallen over and Fiona had decided it was time to take her husband home ; she had offered Lachy a lift back to his brother 's house , but when they 'd got there Fergus had seemed fast asleep , snoring loudly and taking no apparent notice of Fiona shaking him and shouting at him ; Lachy had volunteered to come back to the castle to help get Fergus out of the car and upstairs to bed ; Fiona would run Lachy back afterwards . |
| 19 | Most feminists respond by multiplying the female subject , and taking the collective category of ‘ women ’ as a pragmatic basis for their politics . |
| 20 | One is , if we make a certain common assumption , and taking the first example , that if the switch had not been flipped , then the windscreen wipers would not have started to work . |
| 21 | The genuine regard or respect is demonstrated in building trust , being reliable , and taking the other person 's point of view seriously , whatever one 's personal opinion . |
| 22 | His sister then helped to bring up the child while Gustav was in Moscow for two years , at the university and taking the political indoctri-nation . |
| 23 | Everyone was clamouring , as they ate and drank and the girls went round the table , serving and taking the finished platters to the sink where Sabina was busy wiping and stacking . |
| 24 | When the interview ended , and Jean-Claude Meursault had risen , shaken her hand gravely , and then quickly joined the group around the camera at the end of the track to Miranda 's right , she began sketching in her small pad and taking the occasional photograph when the noise levels permitted . |
| 25 | That totals £40 million or , if you take the lowest figure — excluding the ‘ risk factor ’ and taking the lowest endowment figure — £30 million ! |
| 26 | Experience has shown that many real situations are lacking in mechanisms for monitoring what is going on , and taking the necessary control action when the required standards are n't being met . |
| 27 | Reverting to the construction of sand features and taking the small scale features first it may be said that the formation of sand ripples is closely connected with the process of saltation . |
| 28 | But it 's not at all a bad idea to have a quick guided tour on your first day to get an idea of the layout , saving a lot of time asking the way and taking the wrong turning . |
| 29 | Stressing China 's hard-won independence and unity , Jiang said : " The past 70 years prove that only by following the leadership of the CCP and taking the socialist road can our country become powerful and prosperous , our nation be rejuvenated and our people enjoy a prosperous life . " |
| 30 | Driving from Louvois to Bouzy , and taking the left turn into the village itself , one can not miss the corner section of vines proudly signposted as ‘ Bollinger 's Vieilles Vignes ’ . |