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Example sentences for: taking

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It will seem as if one day, things are going along just fine--fresh, new leaves and flowers--and the next, I haven't finished with this, I forgot about that, I neglected this, I left that out in the rain, that should have been moved, that is overgrown, that is dead, and the weeds are taking over . Taking to bed with Henry Mitchell is the surest palliative I know.
According to whistleblower calls PETA has received from EPA employees, the HPV program is taking much needed resources from important, effective (and authorized) EPA programs.
Most of the crew of 90 men and women have settled in for the evening, taking advantage of a well-deserved lull in activity.
He admitted helping Hazmi to learn English and taking over the operatives' first apartment in San Diego after they moved out.
The Capeman , the story of an adolescent Puerto Rican killer, is having a hard time taking off.