Example sentences of "[adv prt] and take [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Most of our customers are second time buyers who know what they want and expect to be able to just walk in and take it off the shelf like a can of beans , ’ he says .
2 Ross , the steward , appeared , commiserated that they were all soaked through and took them into the lounge .
3 I stride over and take her by the shoulders in the same way I held Darius .
4 A lay brother came over and took us into the abbey church to hear morning mass and , believe me , for the glory is now gone , the abbey church of Glastonbury was the nearest thing to heaven on earth .
5 The Doctor jumped up and took her by the hand .
6 Suddenly the official got up and took me to the lift .
7 When he stabbed and lightly wounded the driver , they tied him up and took him to the settlement .
8 A waitress picked him up and took him round the restaurant .
9 The steak was ready and Matthew dished it up and took it to the dining table .
10 She indicated the glass of milk on the table and moved to pick it up and take it into the kitchen .
11 is er , Robert you can come up and take us through the four steps of selling .
12 But I think I 'll know how to dig him out and take him in the later rounds . ’
13 They they fix it up with wires and they got so far and as the tide rise , cos the ship come up and they take 'em out and take 'em to the dock , take 'em out with a heavy crane .
14 He came running out and took me by the sleeve in the darkness .
15 Kath snapped instructions to everyone , and Amy wheeled Mr Thompson out and took him to the interview-room .
16 Already Parfois seemed to lie behind them , and Harry had almost lost that tense expectation that at every step someone would reach out and take him by the shoulder to haul him back into captivity .
17 A few minutes later she hurried back and took him by the hand .
18 In five minutes we 'll come back and take you to the medical centre for more tests . ’
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