Example sentences of "'d taken a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd taken a shine to Tom Rudge whom she now knew to be an apprentice fitter , as was Cyril , his mate . |
| 2 | He 'd daubed a rock with paint and used the tell-tale splashes to correct a slight right-hand drift , and then he 'd taken a rasp to the elaborate Monte Carlo grip , reshaping the stock to approximate to the military form on which he 'd been trained and binding it with tape when it was as he wanted . |
| 3 | But I have a gem of a nun who 's a wizard with a needle , and after she 'd taken a tuck in the waist and put two inches on the hem , they looked almost tailor-made . ’ |
| 4 | Maybe he 'd taken a course in French film as a way of learning how to pick up girls . |
| 5 | ‘ The receptionist at the hotel could have told you that I 'd taken a taxi to Prague railway station , ’ she offered . |
| 6 | ‘ Better ? ’ she said when he 'd taken a couple of swallows , and he managed to nod again . |
| 7 | Up to the fifth floor , then walk down to the third , where he 'd taken a couple of rooms . |
| 8 | Once , she 'd taken a hammer to the headlamp of his motorcycle . |
| 9 | She 'd taken a liking to Silvia and had no wish to betray her and get her into trouble with her quarrelsome cousin . |
| 10 | The man who 'd taken a photograph of the bus asked if he might photograph the old people also , and the bus-driver told him to wait a minute . |
| 11 | I do n't think I 'd taken a breath from when he took his stance until the ball finished up on the green . |
| 12 | I 'd taken a box of medication I was on at the time — drops I needed for my eyes , my asthma inhalant and things like that . |
| 13 | Once she 'd taken a room in a village where the bus just happened to stop . |