Example sentences of "[noun prp] took [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Kruger took mine . ’ |
| 2 | Bragad took us by surprise . |
| 3 | Dr Rafaelo took her down to the poolside . |
| 4 | Since people 's self-assessments tend to reflect the way they wish they spoke , Trudgill took it that women wished to identify themselves with a higher social class , and thus that their status aspirations were higher than men 's ( with male informants he found the opposite tendency , which will be discussed later on ) . |
| 5 | Georgina took him in her arms and kissed him on the lips . |
| 6 | Edward took her on a tour of Bath — perhaps he was also hoping to be seen by someone who knew him ! — and then headed out into the country . |
| 7 | After applying balm to Cleo 's face , Apanage took them to Dratslinger 's workroom . |
| 8 | Josie waved toward the refrigerator and Lucy took her at her word , beginning with a plate of leftover ham . |
| 9 | Scott took him on as scientific correspondent . |
| 10 | Later Julian and David took them and stood them along the ground near the climbing frame . |
| 11 | David took it , and their fingers brushed briefly . |
| 12 | I was very grateful when Mr Judge took me on . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Dora took it into her head this evening that you 'd pinched one of her golf-clubs as a sort of practical joke , ’ she explained . |
| 14 | The sun was going down when we sailed into the port , and the doctor and Mr Trelawney took me on shore . |
| 15 | Nellie took it back . |
| 16 | At the door , Xanthe took her by both hands and held her so hard Miranda felt her nails cut into the palms and her eyes met hers with a pale blue flare , as clear as her father 's , and as unassailable , as she breathed out , holding Miranda by her side , and turned to face her father across the room . |
| 17 | Lady Eleanor took me into her confidence and told me how every day , late in the evening , she went down there to see if another letter had been left . ’ |
| 18 | Colin and Sue took it off our hands and have made further excellent improvements . |
| 19 | We were broke , so I accepted , and Dana took me on his bike to and fro from Bath to Corsham throughout the next six weeks . |
| 20 | CHAMPAGNE flowed and new coach Peter Nash was carried shoulder high by his team emphatic 29–13 triumph at Clifton Park on Saturday took them into North Division Two next season . |
| 21 | ‘ That library is in a right mess since Jim Kielthy took it over , ’ she said . |
| 22 | Mrs Orton took it upon herself , watching him pick at a little heap of sprouts and chestnut , to observe that he had very likely made himself ill with being faddy . |
| 23 | She moved forward and held out her hand and , after a moment 's hesitation , Hari took it . |
| 24 | The little girl seemed to have been abandoned , so the Sheikha took her home , cared for her and made all the necessary preparations to keep her . |
| 25 | Ken took her around London , with Andrew , and they walked arm-in-arm through the Strand , saying ‘ Come on girl . ’ |
| 26 | Barney took us to the airport , and when we arrived next day in Hong Kong , it was warm and sunny . |
| 27 | Barney took it for granted Yanto would have a cup , and made a signal to his wife through the kitchen window . |
| 28 | And so Mister Johnny took them up through the dark yew trees , carrying the goose and holding Nick 's hand . |
| 29 | Branson took him in at a glance . |
| 30 | Even when , in 1978 , McLaren returned from Brazil with the news that Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs was now ‘ lead singer ’ of the Sex Pistols and someone McLaren earnestly claimed to be the missing Nazi war criminal Martin Bormann was the new bass-guitarist , Branson took it with disarming enthusiasm . |