Example sentences of "he [verb] [prep] [be] taking " in BNC.
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| 1 | But back in the mid-Eighties he seemed to be taking his role a little too seriously . |
| 2 | She resented the way in which he seemed to be taking over , insinuating himself into the family as cunningly as he once had in Oxford . |
| 3 | But his face was serious now , and he seemed to be taking an inordinate interest in the grain of his desktop . |
| 4 | One thing about him struck Pumfrey as being unboyish : he seemed to be taking no pleasure from being so sensationally at the centre of things . |
| 5 | First the man insulted her , and now he seemed to be taking a perverse delight in taunting her . |
| 6 | He seemed to be taking her continued help for granted now — issuing his orders . |
| 7 | Twenty-four hours ago she had been barely aware of his existence ; now he seemed to be taking over her life ! |
| 8 | " He seems to be taking quite an interest in you , this Mr. Lorrimer . " |
| 9 | I rather admired what he 's doing for Margaret because , as far as I can see , he 's taking er as she 's not able , as far as I can see , to er exist , to live on her own and he seems to be taking over from elderly parents . |
| 10 | He seems to be taking Spencer and Ariosto as his models . |