Example sentences of "took he [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Burney took him over to the grey slab in the middle of the room . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | They struggled up the steps , through the entrance hall , rested in the main hall , then took him up to the first floor . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | His sports and hobbies frequently took him away for the best part of the weekend ; work also ate into parts of Saturday and Sunday . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Otago made a brave challenge , led by Mike Brewer in his first appearance since a series of injuries took him out of the All Black tour of Australia . |
| 9 | Another series of lunges took him out of the central current and somehow he managed to regain his feet . |
| 10 | It held together with the engine , the rest of the fuselage separating which took him out of the major part of the fire . |