Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] took a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boats were never more than 36 seconds apart until the finish , where Conner took a flyer on the final run to end 2 min 8 sec behind . |
| 2 | Jim had had enough of being a passenger in his own car , so Patrick took a spell in the back seat . |
| 3 | They were lovely clothes , beautifully made from fine materials , and if Ellie took a tuck with her hand at the back of the dresses , and turned the hems up a good six or nine inches , looking in the dressing mirror she could get more than a fair impression of how she might look once she too was a young woman . |
| 4 | Bodie walked to the window , while Doyle took a seat on the arm of the settee . |
| 5 | ‘ And how was Mrs Parkin ? ’ asked Dexter , while Blanche took a packet of chocolate digestives from her filing cabinet and arrayed them on a plate . |
| 6 | Paulette , relieved at the Prince 's departure , lay cosily in his bed while Rebecque took a book to his own quarters . |
| 7 | Only when Travis took a step forward did the invisible bonds that held her fast snap . |
| 8 | One of Crawford 's most terrifying stunts came when Frank took a job as a motorcycle courier . |
| 9 | The ‘ fatal attraction ’ started when Faye took a job at the hotel during the summer season . |
| 10 | Referee Rudy Battle had seen enough soon after and called it off as Dixon took a pounding . |
| 11 | As Jack took a step towards the figure the mist suddenly cleared and the figure disappeared . |
| 12 | There was a low gasp from the men on either side as Rosten took a pace forward and drew the short sword from his belt and handed it to Gosse . |
| 13 | Stewart slipped on the wicketkeeping gloves when Russell took a day 's sick leave with a stomach upset , and the final three sessions were played out in the usual no-prospects eeriness , which was heightened by the horrors of the evening before . |