Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [be] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Axl sings like a yowling inflatable doll that has been wounded and is taking it personally . |
| 2 | Maggie had risen and was taking breakfast when he came in . |
| 3 | The following day she still had n't recovered and was taken to hospital . |
| 4 | Swire Sugden had arrived and was taking an aperitif with Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke in the drawing-room . |
| 5 | In the next 5 years , cigarettes yielding less than 10mg were introduced and were taken up by 46% of smokers . |
| 6 | Changes in the law to this effect have taken and are taking place , while jurisdiction turns a blind eye towards much which would once have been rigidly repressed . |
| 7 | One morning , when I put the lights on , the Lunar Wrasse had the Lionfish cornered and was taking chunks out of it . |