Example sentences of "he took [pron] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1	He took her to the greenhouses .
2	After lunch he took her to the shops in the wide , tree-lined avenues , and though from time to time she was out of his sight she had no doubt whatever that he still thought she would rush off to telegraph news to her magazine if she got half a chance .
3	A deeper pink suffused his face , colouring the skin between the freckles of pale orange that the tropical sun had cast there , and he took her by the wrists and said , in English , ‘ Maybe , we 'll see , maybe one day . ’
4	He took her by the elbows , his frown mock-severe .
5	He took her by the shoulders and his face was very close to hers .
6	Alina was holding onto the door , because the six steps that she 'd taken to reach it had almost been enough to exhaust her ; Belov dusted off his hands and came over to her now , and he took her by the shoulders and turned her around and steered her back toward the bed that she 'd just left .
7	He took her by the shoulders and pulled her back against him sharply .
8	He took her by the shoulders — ‘ You and you , all the time you . ’
9	He took her by the shoulders and kissed her instead , a real kiss with his tongue and his teeth and a strong aftertaste of brandy .
10	He took her by the shoulders suddenly , his expression so fierce that Robyn gasped .
11	He took her by the shoulders and shook her .
12	He took her by the shoulders , his eyes urgent .
13	He took me through the stages a beginner would complete in preparation for a skiing holiday .
14	He took me to the pictures . ’
15	And Lloyd found , in a milieu still heavily influenced by the Communist Party , that he had little difficulty in outselling the Morning Star when he took it on the streets .
16	He took it from the forceps and examined it carefully .
17	He took us to the pictures sometimes and we shared his intimate refuge from Mum .

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