Example sentences of "[noun] took he [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 His service in the Royal Artillery in the Second World War took him to the Middle East , and there he was able to develop his interest in military architecture through the study of the citadel at Damascus , and the siege of the crusader castle of Krak des Chevaliers .
2 Three victories took him into the overall lead with 97 points by Christmas .
3 Here a right turn took him off the coastal road on to what was little more than a smoothly macadamed track bordered by water-filled ditches and fringed by a golden haze of reeds , their lumbered heads straining in the wind .
4 These journeys took him to the furthest extent of the colonies , from Lake Ontario to Virginia and into the Carolinas and Florida .
5 Persistent rain prevented a resumption until 5pm on Saturday and a single by Hick off Winston Benjamin took him to the 20,000 mark .
6 So much of his daily duty took him to the general neighbourhood of these places it was n't easy , but mercifully no bumping into the angry Charity occurred .
7 Fox arrived with an assistant and Wycliffe took him to the vandalized room .
8 The research Jarvis embarked on for his book took him into the lower level concourse at Bond Street .
9 A steady rise up the legal ladder took him into the commercial law field and a range of broader experience as a member of both the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ( 1966 to 1969 ) and a legal member of the mental health tribunal for 22 years until 1982 .
10 His way took him past the local police station .
11 Hopes are high Tonight he meets Keith Knox of Bonnyrigg , whose big hitting took him to the Scottish title .
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