Example sentences of "was [adv] take the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By reversing his previous stand and meeting the Dalai Lama , Mr Bush was perhaps taking the steam out of a growing congressional effort to do something that would injure a lot more than China 's pride : the cancelling of China 's most-favoured-nation ( MFN ) trading status . |
| 2 | I think someone was just taking the mickey and kept setting them off . |
| 3 | The safe was open , and the two books were on father 's desk with the cardboard box , and he was just taking the lid off the box as I came in . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I was just taking the dog for a walk . |
| 5 | No and like they 're , like Mr was like taking the piss yeah right , everyone was clapping and cheering about something in the class , yeah , and Mr opens the Mr opens the door and goes stop that clapping , and shuts the door . |
| 6 | I was still taking the heroin and now I 'm addicted to Valium as well . |
| 7 | This morning , he would n't take no for an answer , and , after urging her to consider the idea and bringing her out here as confidently as if the whole thing were quite settled in his mind , he was now taking the ground from under her feet by playing devil 's advocate . |
| 8 | Reports that the President was increasingly taking the part of some sections of the armed forces led to speculation that a military take-over was imminent . |