take stock of the situation

He was still trying to take stock of the situation.

This is the time to take stock of the situation.

The problem comes when the author steps back too quickly to take stock of the situation.

Sometimes they paused, as if to take stock of the situation.

I think we should just follow at a distance and take stock of the situation.

Half an hour later he pulled up beside a small park and began to take stock of the situation.

With that accomplished, G-8 turned to take stock of the situation.

I sat down calmly to take stock of the situation.

"Time to take stock of the situation," he told himself.

The die has not yet been cast, however, and the time will come to take stock of the situation.

Without moving, as though to do so might prove dangerous, she took stock of the situation.

"He's taken stock of the situation, and decided he can pretty much have his own way as things are.

The captain took stock of the situation and realized it might be a difficult one.

Gathering in the inner court, we took stock of the situation.

They stood on the narrow deck for a time, taking stock of the situation.

A momentary break in the action let him take stock of the situation.

She slammed down the receiver and took stock of the situation.

The barons who led them fell back to take stock of the situation.

Certainly if you ticked two or more then it is time to take stock of the situation.

With effort, he mastered his emotions and took stock of the situation.

Then he chewed a hard biscuit, and took stock of the situation.

Everything had happened so fast, there had been no time to take stock of the situation.

At the same moment that resourceful individual was taking stock of the situation, which might very well have been worse.

Mary's own head was beginning to clear, and she had had time to take stock of the situation.

I managed to sit up and take stock of the situation, trying to induce the desire to move.