The wise-cracking Mr Wahid joked that she had gone to take a bath.

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Wendy got to take a bath, an actual bath.

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Not surprisingly, someone who is clueless enough to take a bath or eat his lunch or do any number of other inappropriate things while on the phone is unlikely to realize that his behavior is unprofessional.

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In one fairly typical encounter, a father asked his eight-year-old son five times to please go take a bath or a shower.

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You can also apply heat or take a warm bath to relax your muscles.

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The 24-year-old persuaded the officer escorting her to police headquarters to stop at her mother's house so she could take a bath before facing questioning.

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You get to break in that new six-burner range, take a long bath in your first soaking tub, and appreciate the roominess of your new garage.

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And a bus journey from Bath to Midsomer Norton - which should take 90 minutes - ended up taking six hours because of the traffic problems.

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The Surbiton-based Croatian Scot that is our Orlo has gone to douse his burning fingers into a bath of ice-cold water so I'll take you through England v Scotland.

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