Example sentences of "[conj] take [pron] [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | My eyes filled with tears , that took me as unexpectedly as one of the Corporal 's ambushes . |
2 | He made no attempt to detain her , but walked with her down the dark drive and took her as far as her own front door . |
3 | He dived away at the double and took himself as far as his long legs would carry him . |
4 | Winkles down at Finn Mill there used to be sm well thousands , millions of them , winkles and the ships used to come round from the Blackwater from Colchester area , come round , stay round the Finn Mill about a fortnight and they used to have what they call a well in their boat and they used to have fill up little sacks like a sand bag of winkles and take them round there and cultivate them . |
5 | Did the elderly have minds like old wardrobes stuffed to overflowing with useless memories and take them out sometimes and look at them and ask themselves why they were there ? |
6 | But anything I do , I 'll have a bloody good go at it and take it as far as I can . |
7 | The driver seemed to be playing some kind of survival game with the girls of the Navimore School : he slowed down out of courtesy to the bus stop sign , but took it no further than that . |