Example sentences of "to take [pron] to the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She used to take me to the local baths in Penzance sometimes , because my grandmother insisted I had to learn to swim , even if I would n't go into the sea . |
| 2 | He was going to take me to the derelict château he and Montaine had discovered in a clearing in one of the forests . |
| 3 | The parents of children found to be suffering from any illness at a fieldworker 's visit were advised to take them to the nearest health facility for diagnosis and treatment . |
| 4 | He had offered to take them to the local dressmaker 's to have them seamed in to a more fashionable line , but Gina would n't even let him do that . |
| 5 | She was about to ask him why the party had been using the OBEX pool when , as if he could read her thoughts , he said , ‘ I used to take them to the public swimming-pool in town , but it gets so crowded that some of them used to get frightened . |
| 6 | But a nice undertaker with a very smart 1950S hearse agreed to take them to the next town . |
| 7 | 'Cos he took them boots and it was my job to take them to the big house for the gentleman . ’ |
| 8 | Then catch the 79 Seatoller service from Keswick to take you to the southern end of Derwentwater . |
| 9 | ‘ It would be better , mademoiselle , for me to take you to the nearest syndicat d'initiative . |
| 10 | The keystrokes necessary for this type of save are — starting with the worksheet on your screen — / ( to take you to the main menu ) , G ( for graph ) and S ( for save ) . |
| 11 | To get there just ask any taxi driver to take you to the public beach near the village of Hell . |
| 12 | When doctors announced that there was a glimmer of hope , Raine organized a private ambulance to take him to the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases in Queen Square , central London where for several months he lay in a coma . |
| 13 | Perhaps she could ring for a taxi , to take her to the nearest station ? |
| 14 | Amaranth descended alone at twelve-thirty , pink and pampered , and called a cab to take her to the Black Chapati in Circus Parade . |
| 15 | A Norwegian freedom fighter who knew the area was to take her to the nearby village , after which she was on her own . |
| 16 | To take a trivial example , it is a cost rather than a benefit for me to pay my children to clean my car rather than to take it to the automatic car wash , even if the car wash charges more than my children . |
| 17 | ‘ Times when it is hard to take yourself to the 1st tee . |
| 18 | Employing one of those supremely disingenuous somersaults of logic that only long training in double-speak and the official brand of British arrogance can confer , Mr Howard told a Westminster audience of backbenchers that ‘ If the Commission were to take us to the European Court I can think of few things more calculated to bring the Commission into disrepute ’ |
| 19 | The Vice-Chairman was unable to fill the vacant position so an interim administration was formed to take us to the next assembly . |
| 20 | ‘ We have n't got the money to go out and buy the clothes , ’ Guy states , ‘ to take us to the next stage of achievement . |