Example sentences of "took a drink " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took a drink of her wine , and then , disconcertingly , asked , ‘ What 's all this about a boyfriend ? ’ |
| 2 | I took a drink from one of the twenty-four plastic gallon containers which I had been collecting for two years . |
| 3 | Other cottagers the teacher from Glasgow visited gave him a proof of their kindness ; they presented him with a large basin of milk : he took a drink of it , and would have left the remainder , but they signalled to him to drink it all , and the old man stood opposite the door to prevent his getting away till he was obliged , in answer to Gaelic gesticulations , to drink all the milk that was in the basin . |
| 4 | The bastard knew when I took a drink . |
| 5 | She took a drink and sat back to think . |
| 6 | He pushed the map away , uncorked his canteen , and took a drink of cold tea . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's nice to be missed , ’ Laidlaw muttered then took a drink of beer . |
| 8 | Ruth took a drink of hot coffee . |
| 9 | He took a drink from the bottle himself , leaning across her to do so . |
| 10 | He took a drink . |
| 11 | My friend told me that Haavikko took a drink of some kind . |
| 12 | Kenneth grinned , took a drink of his whisky and water . |
| 13 | He took a drink of his coffee , with a slight dismissive shrug . |
| 14 | He took a drink and went on , " Okay , so they 're invading Earth , but they 're doing it as a tax dodge so that — " |
| 15 | He took a drink and looked at the other young man . |
| 16 | He took a drink . |
| 17 | He took a drink . |
| 18 | They both took a drink then Gerry spoke , |
| 19 | I took a drink . |
| 20 | Miguel poured more wine , and took a drink before saying coolly , ‘ That wo n't be possible , I 'm afraid , because the bonus is n't in cash . ’ |
| 21 | Jordan sighed and took a drink . |