Example sentences of "[noun sg] would take [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he was ready , the wind would take him off the beach . |
| 2 | After a while , though , I started receiving letters from her , and on Sunday evenings my Pop would take me to the phone booth , where at a prearranged time I would ring a phone booth in Scotland and talk to her for 3 minutes . |
| 3 | Either Mr Putt settle his long-standing and substantial account , or the tailor would take him to the debtor 's court . |
| 4 | They provided a bus , you had a bus ride and you picked up a couple of guides er , who during the night would take you over the er take you over the er Pyrenees , er over the mountains er , the Pyrenees , you see becau er you 're in need of a guide because the er the frontier posts etcetera etcetera were shut , were closed . |
| 5 | I thought of the far nurseries of the stars and how many days ' sail through the thin seas of hydrogen would take us beyond the space lamps and the burial grounds of the stars . |
| 6 | The driver would take us to the police . |
| 7 | Only thing was his Mum would take him to the opticians again . |
| 8 | It had taken her three full days and now they were to be carried downstairs and arranged in the hall , after which her sister would take them to the post office . |
| 9 | On Tuesdays , Dad took me to the children 's cinema , on Wednesdays , Pop took me to Sally Carmichael 's dancing class , and on Saturdays my Nan would take me to the variety show at the Sheffield Empire . |
| 10 | Exploring that path would take her to the edge of a precipice over which she did not wish to step . |
| 11 | Kānchho , Kalchu 's younger brother , and Śa kar would take him in the morning , and Kānchho would stay there with him — if that was how it had to be . |
| 12 | In the late evenings his mother would take him by the hand for walks , and would play the concertina to him when they got home . |