Example sentences of "and took his [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He went dancing , played some poker , and then , at dawn , he had a warm bath and took his friends to the swimming baths to freshen up .
2 He shoved his plates into the sink and took his tea into the living-room .
3 On the death of his father , the 5th Duke , he succeeded to the Dukedom of Montrose , and took his seat in the House of Lords .
4 He stood up and took his coat from the chair over which it had been casually thrown .
5 Exasperated by the resistance of the Cabinet to new ideas he resigned from the Government and took his ease to the Labour party Conference in October 1930 , where he very nearly won it .
6 Sid finished his cigarette and took his place at the Bren gun .
7 Ross John Mackenzie was born without any complications , and took his place at the end of the Mackenzie line .
8 But once the horses were unsaddled , rubbed down and hobbled , he spread a blanket on the hard ground and took his place at the evening meal with the others .
9 With that , he took the letters-patent from his mother , rose to his feet , gave her the kiss of fealty , and took his place on the throne to her right .
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