Example sentences of "he took [pron] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rune had given her a sharp glance as she replied , but then appeared to accept her question as an affirmative , as he took her firmly by the arm to lead her into his chosen restaurant . |
| 2 | He took her firmly by the shoulders . |
| 3 | He took her roughly by the hair and pushed her face down into the ground . |
| 4 | He took her gently by the waist and pulled her on top of him . |
| 5 | Incredulously she stared at Fernando 's grinning face as he took her gently by the shoulders . |
| 6 | He took her home to the cottage near the canteen . |
| 7 | He took me straight to the Rembrandt and talked about it , without lowering his voice , and I had the smallness to be embarrassed because some other people there stared at us . |