Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] took [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year , before I decided to settle here for keeps , my business took me to one of the great northern cities , chief among those of the prosperous world . |
| 2 | Their search took them to six countries , with the contract finally going to Toronto-based Lovat . |
| 3 | Her acceleration took her towards these beams , so they would have less distance to travel than normal . |
| 4 | His apprenticeship took him through various parts of the motor car division until the outbreak of war , when he was transferred to the aviation side to make crankshafts and camshafts for Merlin engines . |
| 5 | His rounds took him to most parts of the building and Rain was eagerly accepting that it must have been Stan on the second floor making her jumpy when he mentioned that since the murder he did not go into MacQuillan 's room or those next to it because the police were usually there . |
| 6 | In the years that followed , his career took him to many different locations and a wide variety of posts within our Department . |
| 7 | It was a Smythe drill , and his father took him on some ‘ short work ’ , a piece of land where no one could see it . |
| 8 | His journey took him via Saudi , Kuwait , Iraq , Syria , Turkey , Greece , Yugoslavia [ that was ] , Austria and onwards through Europe . |
| 9 | Wycliffe decided on a walk and his walk took him along Green Bank and down the High Street , where crumbling houses and shops were being rejuvenated or demolished , into the main street . |
| 10 | His way took him through narrow alleys , between rows of little granite cottages whose front doors opened to the street . |