Example sentences of "would take [pers pn] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 When you found one you wanted you 'd take her into the centre for a dance , ’ he says .
2 She 'd been certain he 'd take her into the darkness and privacy of the back close .
3 In later years , I 'd take him to the station and he 'd get a train home . ’
4 Well I used to the grindstone was in the cart shed , you see , and er I used to turn the handle whilst he ground his knives down and then he 'd take them in the slaughterhouse , after he got them ground , and put them on this stone to get them smooth , to get a fine edge on the knife .
5 The three of us would chat about anything and everything for a while then Alan would take him into the surgery so that they could be private . ’
6 When he was ready , the wind would take him off the beach .
7 This rocket was , this Scott said that that would take him to the moon .
8 Failing that , perhaps Webb 's would take him to the Castle Inn in Wood Street , if he spoke to them nicely ?
9 Boy was like that , he was hoping that somebody would take him to the place where everybody else was .
10 Either Mr Putt settle his long-standing and substantial account , or the tailor would take him to the debtor 's court .
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 .
13 They were standing on the jetty with a score of chattering women , waiting for the launch that would take them to the depot ship Omega .
14 A couple of wins would take them to the edge of the promotion race .
15 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 .
16 They could n't have been so very far behind them — in fact they should have passed them unless — unless Silas had decided to turn along the road that would take them to the bush walk .
17 Occasionally I would take her into the lounge and Mum would have to keep back and hold a handkerchief over her nose and mouth so that she could n't smell the feathers .
18 Exploring that path would take her to the edge of a precipice over which she did not wish to step .
19 When she was older he would take her to the theatre , he had promised ; but not at present .
20 He said to her , Dr Wyn said to Elizabeth , that he would take her to the Fair .
21 If you would take me to the station , passing the florist on the way , it would be very helpful . ’
22 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 .
23 I always wanted to be an actor since I was about five and my parents would take me to the cinema and theatre .
24 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 .
25 When I mentioned this to my father he said he had to drive up that way and would take me in the car and call back for me within a couple of hours .
26 So anyway have a look at page fifty six cos I promised you yesterday that I would take you through the verb if you were you know the things you would want to know about .
27 The HIE chief executive , Iain Robertson , said : ‘ Objective 1 funding would provide a platform for growth for the Highlands and Islands which would take it from the edge of Europe to the community 's very heart . ’
28 ‘ Objective 1 funding would provide a platform for growth for the Highlands and Islands which would take it from the edge of Europe to the community 's very heart , ’ said the Highlands and Islands Enterprise chief executive , Iain Robertson .
29 A man was unfurling a sail on one of the feluccas , and we ran along the bank and asked him if he would take us across the river .
30 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 .
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