Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] taking " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if we make an appointment to view some places and then we 'll know what time we 've got to doing the shopping and fit it in round taking mum . |
| 2 | Cor , I can smell them even without taking the lid off ! |
| 3 | I ca n't be bothered trying to talk him out of taking drugs cos it wo n't work . |
| 4 | The Old Bailey heard he then cut her up before taking parts of her body on the Underground system to be dumped outside a women 's refuge . |
| 5 | The Old Bailey heard he then cut her up before taking parts of her body on the Underground system to be dumped outside a women 's refuge . |
| 6 | The cards can be stored alphabetically , and children can use them instead of taking up the teacher 's time . |
| 7 | ‘ Then , having declared undying worship of the poor girl , you proceeded to slag her off for taking up with Lewis . ’ |
| 8 | My mother will take care of you while I get the house together , ’ he said , embracing her gently before taking us into the house . |
| 9 | ‘ At the moment we can only tell them apart by taking a sneaky look at the name-tags in their jumpers . |
| 10 | The men then eased him down by taking much of his weight on the rope . |
| 11 | Mrs Gaskell , who knew much better than Jane Austen how the poor really lived , and saw that her readers knew it too by taking them inside ( at least in towns ) , nevertheless allows her heroine , Margaret , to take pleasure in sketching the exterior of a squatter cottage which is due for demolition in the New Forest . |
| 12 | Thank you again for taking the trouble to write expressing your views , and thank you also for your valued support of our Club . |
| 13 | She said , ‘ Thanks for walking me home , and thank you again for taking me to Pepe 's . ’ |
| 14 | If you have a social conscience you can satisfy it handsomely by taking part in your local legal advice centre or Citizens ' Advice Bureau ; and the same remark applies , of course , to solicitors . |
| 15 | Had it instead of taking . |
| 16 | Next year , it could make four or five , and you can then decide whether to push it gently by taking out three stems , or harder by removing four or more . |
| 17 | If a gloomy mood descended on him , he could shake it off by taking a long walk in the direction of the most barren stretch of beach , out over the dunes . |