Example sentences of "took [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The guards and police took me completely outside the town and put me into some weird hotel that looked like a Holiday Inn , but it was in the middle of the woods . |
| 2 | The boys ' father Ben said : ‘ The lads took me straight to the baby and it was freezing . |
| 3 | Then the old lady took me firmly by the arm and led me into the bathroom . |
| 4 | Benjamin took me firmly by the wrist and my horse whickered softly . |
| 5 | Miss Tunstall took me quietly to the hedge : |
| 6 | They took me there in the car . |
| 7 | That bike took me all over the place . |
| 8 | Leicester 3 , Barnsley 1 A SECOND successive Gary Mills penalty helped Leicester City to victory and took them well into the promotion play-off frame after an awkward encounter at Filbert Street , writes Henry Morton . |
| 9 | Did n't want to go home , and he took them both for a walk . |
| 10 | The car took them away from the town , out through the flat fields and the irrigation pipes that ran along beside the road . |
| 11 | And indeed , surfacing again at South Kensington , some atavistic instinct for the lie of the land took them directly to the street in which Louise had had an office , fifteen years or so ago , and where two or three times a year they had met for a meal . |
| 12 | ‘ How long were you driving for after they took you away from the family ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I almost took you seriously for a minute . |
| 14 | ‘ I think Oswald was about to tell us , ’ I replied , ‘ before someone 's dagger took him firmly in the back . |
| 15 | Before Corbett could open his mouth , Prince Edward came forward and took him firmly by the hand . |
| 16 | Mrs Sowerberry watched him in silent horror , already thinking about her future food bills , then took him upstairs to the shop . |
| 17 | They took him away on a cart , soaked with blood from head to foot . ’ |
| 18 | They took him away in a car to a secluded house in the Swiss alps . |
| 19 | Heathcliff took him roughly by the arm . |
| 20 | The fellow treated Corbett as if he were a Prince of the Blood and took him swiftly into the hall , which an army of servants were now cleaning after the previous night 's banquet . |
| 21 | He arranged for Marcus to see a dentist , and took him there in a taxi . |
| 22 | The referee took him across to the ringside doctor who insisted that the fight should be stopped . |
| 23 | Er , you know , well of course they were young girls and er , you see and there 's , there was nothing we could do , you see , and , and er , anyway the doctor , as soon as the doctor did come , it was because th the young staff er they had to , they took her away to the mortuary , you see and erm then I , I had to carry on with her work and , and do the best I could and mine as well , you see , but of course er the Manager he appointed another Assistant Manager to go and collect the money which I used to do got it in because I took her times of duty as well and er , you see , and then after that er after several weeks I suppose it was , I do n't know how many because I forget how many , that they appointed me as Manageress and I was in that position for twelve years , you see and |
| 24 | But since we took her away from the convent she has worried us both to death . |
| 25 | Val 's journey took her away from the village , through arid plains and between inert and inanimate peaks . |
| 26 | ‘ Joanna asked the farmer to ring me before they took her away in the ambulance . |
| 27 | McLeish took her briskly through the course , making the now familiar speech about Angela Morgan 's death being treated as a case of murder , which meant taking statements from everyone who had been associated with her and might be helpful . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Sara moved away from the window and curiosity took her downstairs to the courtyard . |
| 30 | Among other pursuits she served for many years as a Stewardess with the Donaldson Line which took her all over the world . |