Example sentences of "her [noun] [coord] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sliding them on to the desk , she snapped open her briefcase and took out her calculator . |
| 2 | When her inner disquiet began to peak in case Ven Gajdusek might once again ‘ overlook ’ that he had agreed to see her , Fabia got out of her damp clothes and went to wash her hair and take a bath . |
| 3 | She would grit her teeth and take everything he threw at her — for the time being . |
| 4 | Rainbow says this coolly , but grits her teeth and takes her feelings out on the gearbox . |
| 5 | Then she slung Griselda 's cat around her shoulders and took her broomstick from its place against the wall . |
| 6 | He let go of her shoulders and took a pace backwards . |
| 7 | Instead , she began to cry , reached for her handbag and took out a handkerchief , sniffed into it , looked at me sweetly , then embraced me . |
| 8 | Donna reached for her handbag and took the photo out . |
| 9 | She reached into her handbag and took out the key . |
| 10 | There was still an hour left before the classes finished , so she parked the Golf in the courtyard and picked up the book , then changed her mind and took her camera from the glove compartment instead . |
| 11 | George poured out her tea and took it in to her . |
| 12 | He moved to her side and took her hand , pulling her down on to a sofa facing his brother . |
| 13 | Catherine opened her purse and took out a coin . |
| 14 | Robyn raised the glass to her lips and took a first sip ; she had a feeling that counting to ten was not going to work , but she tried it all the same . |
| 15 | His firm prick forced her to open her lips and take him into her mouth . |
| 16 | He put the flask on her lap to free both his hands for the cleaning , and before she knew it , she had raised the bottle to her lips and taken a sip . |
| 17 | She worked for a while in a shop , then she began to have trouble with her eyes and took in work at home . |
| 18 | She rolled her eyes and took another swig of gin . |
| 19 | Then she shut her eyes and took a deep breath , collecting herself . |
| 20 | She closed her eyes and took a step forward , into solid rock . |
| 21 | She brushed the tears from her eyes and took stock of her position . |
| 22 | In the pool of silence which fell between them Laura raised her eyes and took her first good , clear look at the man she had married , and whom she had n't seen for so many years . |
| 23 | Opo would ease between her legs and take her for rides . |
| 24 | She was helped from her seat and taken to the rear of the cinema . |
| 25 | Ms Harris ought to have been preaching this to her clients and taking note of it herself . |
| 26 | She might as well cut her losses and take off for Phobos or Longevity , see if there was anything there , see if there was anyone that had n't flown down for carnival . |
| 27 | Mrs Kelleher put poor little Willie off her lap and took her instrument down from its high shelf ( roses and blonde ladies were intertwined on its end-boards ) , spread her knees apart as though to nestle Willie again , then , stretching out the pleats of her concertina , sent it screeching into a wild tune for dancing . |
| 28 | Fleur is unusual in that she eschews easel , palette and studio , preferring to balance her paintings on her lap and take the paint straight on to her brush from the tube . |
| 29 | Cissie had been most reluctant to surrender her independence and take up employment in Moll Sutton 's flower shop . |
| 30 | He said nothing , merely walked away leaving them to push it open and then shut it after them , and on Philippa explaining to his departing back that she wanted to look for her earring and take back the vases and one or two things ‘ out of his way ’ , he said as ungraciously as he could ‘ I suppose so ’ . |