Example sentences of "took [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We stood eyeing each other for a few minutes and then to my amazement a jeep came up ; the farmer saw my problem and not only gave me a lift past the bull but took me right to the main road where the bike was . |
| 2 | My decision early on to build site-specific works in steel took me out of the traditional studio . |
| 3 | In 1986 I cultivated new ambitions which took me out of the British orbit and on to a higher plane . |
| 4 | They took me out with the wounded . |
| 5 | Eduardo took me out to a nearby restaurant on the Tuesday evening , saying he was too lazy to cook and that he does not often nowadays have any or many chances to take women out ( ! ) , so in return on the Wednesday I got food to make up the rest of a meal using two wild ducks had generously given me to roast , and we had the second one cold on the Thursday after my second meeting . |
| 6 | He put me on a stretcher , had me carried about half a mile across fields to an ambulance , which in turn took me down to the local advanced dressing station . |
| 7 | The Men came for me where I huddled in the marram grass and they took me back to the low cage . |
| 8 | They took me all over the Ursuline convent … and to meet the Reverend Mother — an old Irishwoman . |
| 9 | Roquelaure was recognised instantly by the head waiter who took them straight to a reserved corner table . |
| 10 | A burly serjeant-of-arms stopped them , asked their business , and grudgingly let them through into the main courtyard where they were halted by a steward who took them up into the main hall . |
| 11 | The young clerk , Buckingham , now dressed more festively , the funerals being over , took them up to the first floor , then up more stairs to the second storey of the house . |
| 12 | And so Mister Johnny took them up through the dark yew trees , carrying the goose and holding Nick 's hand . |
| 13 | ABERDEEN flirted with disaster at Kilbowie last night before two goals in the final 15 minutes from Scott Booth took them through to a Scottish Cup semi-final against Hibs at Tynecastle on 3 April . |
| 14 | she obviously took them both for the same thing did n't she ? |
| 15 | So Tom took them along past the new Pump House , the old Turkeycock School and down Main Street to the ancient Sand Gate . |
| 16 | The steward took them down beyond the Great Hall into a vast , stone-flagged kitchen . |
| 17 | Their path took them down beyond the Technical College and the School of Art building , where Buddie and two of his sisters posed as living models for the students . |
| 18 | When they boarded the glittering red , gold and green floating restaurant , the maître d ’ took them down to the fresh fish display in the base . |
| 19 | I filled up cardboard boxes with its contents and took them down to the local charity shop . |
| 20 | The taxi took them off to a small restaurant , and with everywhere seeming crowded to full capacity Fabia guessed , when they were straight away shown to a table , that Ven must have had the forethought to book in advance . |
| 21 | Needing an outlet for her gathering frustration , she collected the bulbs she had bought in Norwich earlier in the week and took them out into the little garden . |
| 22 | And we flew from er that was from London , we flew from the Croydon Airport in London , and er we , you went down to er an , a small office near Victoria Station in these days and er you w we , you put your luggage in there and then they took you out on a special bus to Croydon . |
| 23 | Burney took him over to the grey slab in the middle of the room . |
| 24 | Next day I took him outside for a long walk in the fresh air . |
| 25 | Could it be that someone took him up on the extravagant wagers he offered constantly during the election and that he 's been forced to three ball his monkey suit to meet his gambling debts ? and then there was the letter in Saturday 's Darlington and Stockton Times from stop-at-home Nick ThorneWallis , Labour chairman of Darlington council 's transport committee . |
| 26 | They struggled up the steps , through the entrance hall , rested in the main hall , then took him up to the first floor . |
| 27 | ‘ I felt that as soon as I took over Gary had it in his mind that he was n't looking to play for England beyond the two years which took him up to the European Championships , ’ he said . |
| 28 | He then spent three days at Fort King being questioned by people from the DIA , the FBI , the CIA and the DEA , and after that a bunch of US Marshals took him away into the Federal Witness Protection program . |
| 29 | His sports and hobbies frequently took him away for the best part of the weekend ; work also ate into parts of Saturday and Sunday . |
| 30 | His retirement took him away from the intense glare of publicity but he retained the admiration and affection of those who loved football — and those who knew little about the game but recognised a true gentleman and outstanding sportsman . |