Example sentences of "just taken a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Popple had just taken a bath . |
| 2 | The Salisbury Steam Laundry had just taken a delivery of fuel and the covers to the boiler room were open . |
| 3 | Yanto had just taken a swig of cider , and instantly sprayed a dozen regulars as the uncontrollable spasm of laughter erupted . |
| 4 | We have just taken a quick overall look at the situation , one that I hope will enable the reader to form a clear picture of the scope of the French nuclear programme and the unique way in which we implemented it . |
| 5 | Only four results left and so far Lenny Henry has just taken a clear lead from Victoria Wood . |
| 6 | And he goes on to reveal in the letter that he had just taken a day off ‘ work ’ to watch a Tennessee high school football game with Ginger Alden , the 20-year-old Tennessee beauty queen who bore a startling resemblance to his mother and whom he called ‘ little Gladys ’ . |
| 7 | I have just taken a cone of machine washable wool from my shelf , it is sold as ‘ four-ply ’ . |
| 8 | Neil Young has just taken a three-minute break between the arrival of the NME and the departure of Radio 1 's Johnny Walker . |
| 9 | I have just taken a long , stiff drink . |
| 10 | She had just taken a mouthful of the rather sour wormwood-flavoured wine when Anthony came breezily into the room . |
| 11 | ‘ He might have just taken a walk and got lost , ’ said Pascoe without conviction . |
| 12 | He had just taken a call when Maggie arrived to eat . |
| 13 | " It 's as if I 'd just taken a photograph . " |
| 14 | Now presumably somebody in government or Whitehall has just taken a decision to , to go for it all in one year , I do n't know why , I , I do n't suppose we 're told why , but the , the consequence of the decision is actually going to be that people in Shropshire , our clients and social services are going to pay for that decision , either through paying charges for services that they now get for nothing , or by getting less services , er , and this does n't seem to be in line with the government 's stated aim of , of targeting money where it 's most needed . |
| 15 | you 've just taken a knock you did n't get the job , it 's not to say a job wo n't come up again now what you gon na do give up or keep trying ? |
| 16 | I know what I 've got the find , oh god it 's alright , I 've just taken a look in here it 's like a bomb ! |
| 17 | And she was saying , cos her friend works in a bank and she 's just taken a mortgage on because they get so much knocked off their mortgage do n't they , if you work in a |
| 18 | Erm , the carol festivals are on and there 's one at Thaxted , which might be quite nice , actually , erm it 's on the same page , the previous column And someone 's just taken a driving test at ninety one . |
| 19 | One of the , the tasks I have to do in May each year , is I write to the candidates who 've just taken a year off , who 've been away for the last two-thirds of a year , and I write to them and say , ‘ You 've been away for two-thirds of a year . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've just taken an aerobics class and did n't have time to change . ’ |