Example sentences of "she took it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took it up the stairs herself , adding another two minutes to the delay because she had to pause and rest half-way up . |
| 2 | He thought she had shown moderate suicidal intent in taking the overdose , particularly because she took it at night when unlikely to be discovered and repeated the act on waking in the morning . |
| 3 | Even if she took it into her head to come back early , she would n't be back till half four at the earliest . |
| 4 | She took it into the sitting-room where the dictionaries were kept and did her best to translate : It is excellent news that the whole business has been done successfully . |
| 5 | Another brother , Brian , 27 , added : ‘ She took it as part and parcel of the job . |
| 6 | I did n't dress it up ; no wonder she took it as life letting her down once more . |
| 7 | She took it for granted that they talked about ‘ the handover ’ . |
| 8 | She took it for granted that each knew who the other was , and standing aside to motion him in she said : ‘ It 's good of you to be so accommodating , Mr Dalgliesh . |
| 9 | Ruth saw at once that her grandfather was not in the room , but she took it for granted that by some miracle he had improved enough to get upstairs and was resting in bed . |
| 10 | She took it for granted that he would know who Julian was . |
| 11 | She was aware , she must have been aware , she says , of the deep affection her father bore her , but alas she took it for granted . |
| 12 | She took it for granted he would be eager , and released him from her bear 's hug . |
| 13 | When she began to unbutton his shirt he stood , paralysed , staring at the slack flesh round her stomach , he shivered and she took it for excitement ; he had dreamed about this , waiting for the moment when he would instinctively know what to do , would take control , but instead she was rubbing against him with a cool professionalism that unnerved him . |
| 14 | Confronted with Donna 's exuberant wardrobe , she realized there were only two courses open to her : either she took it on the chin ( ‘ straight spine , old girl , ’ ) , or she slunk away and refused to answer the phone when Donna called to see why she had n't been met . |
| 15 | she took it on six year , he says seven to eighty so she looks like working for next six year |
| 16 | The baby weighed less than one kilo , she took it to the clinic and a clinic worker helped her to a nearby hospital . |
| 17 | Eventually , after appealing her case for years in the UK , she took it to the European Court which agreed that there must be equal opportunities to claim social security benefits , and that discrimination on the grounds of either sex or marital status must end . |
| 18 | She accepted his warning without comment , but she took it to heart . |
| 19 | The bead of blood gave her pleasure , she took it to her mouth and sucked upon it . |
| 20 | Several hours later the bird 's relieved owner arrived at the station , explaining the parrot has flown off as she took it to her grandchildren for a treat . |
| 21 | I can do is , Mary had a metal cow she milked it with a spanner , she took it to the market and sold it for a tanner . |
| 22 | Maureen was telling me today that erm he erm too , she took it to the garage and there was two bills laying on the table , one were for two hundred and sixty odd and were four hundred and seventy some odd |
| 23 | Mrs Browning handed her Ellen 's missive as though it were hardly fit to handle and she took it with equal reluctance . |
| 24 | She took it with slightly trembling hands . |
| 25 | No , she took it with her . ’ |
| 26 | She took it from him while he climbed in . |
| 27 | ‘ No , ’ I said , and dejected but resigned , she took it from her mouth . |
| 28 | She took it from rider to rider . |
| 29 | She took it from him . |
| 30 | She took it from the cupboard and as usual became engrossed in the other pages of the newspaper . |