Example sentences of "had taken [pers pn] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jean-Claude had taken me along a lane that struck out towards a château it fell short of reaching . |
| 2 | I encouraged the English boy to move in one evening after he had taken me to a pub , and I felt this urge to have a hold on all the different sides there were to London . |
| 3 | To make his point , he had taken her for a burger , nothing more , and defied her to come on too strong about it . |
| 4 | Delia had taken her for a walk in the park and Mrs Miniver — always an inquisitive ‘ person ’ by nature — had squeezed through railings alongside the river and promptly slid down the bank into the water . |
| 5 | His smile was open and friendly , and suddenly it seemed preposterous to be standing here , on a Roman street corner , arguing with a man who had taken her from an existence that she 'd hated to one that was all she 'd ever dreamed of . |
| 6 | Owen had taken him for a Sudani because his face was black . |
| 7 | Another hour had taken him to a five-mile strip of dual carriageway cut through downland . |
| 8 | He had carried the gold on his back in many journeys , and had taken it to a cave on the north-east corner of the island , two months before the Hispaniola arrived . |
| 9 | Beth had invoked the help of God or Jesus Christ and I had taken it like a lamb . |