Example sentences of "[noun sg] took we [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trip from Jura that morning had been exciting enough , with a following sea cork-screwing the boat wildly as we ran before it , with the occasional shuddering ‘ gybe ’ when a shift of wind took us by surprise . |
| 2 | The car took us to the Monument , and then we saw the Worm . ’ |
| 3 | A mile 's drive south in the car took us to all that remains of Clare 's beloved heath land . |
| 4 | After climbing to the top of the largest crater , the boat took us to a small bay on Palea Kameni where you can swim to the hot springs and delve into the orange mud of the sea bed , supposedly wonderful for your skin ! |
| 5 | The ride home took us through the Red Light district ( not that I noticed ) . |
| 6 | We were watching a tree pipit in display flight when a sudden downpour took us by surprise and sent us scurrying , as fast as the bossy ground would allow , to the nearest hide . |
| 7 | The International campaign took us to Australia , and sister Rose arose from Sydney Harbour to offend and irritate her sibling phonemate . |
| 8 | Then Edward 's papa took us on the lake in a rowing-boat . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ We left Malta shortly afterwards and my Dad 's job took us to Japan . |
| 10 | A Zim motor-car took us from the airport to the Europe Hotel which is just off the Nevsky prospekt , the wide main street of Leningrad . |
| 11 | The next day took us past the quarter-way mark , and brought us within seven miles of In Salah . |
| 12 | Whatsername took us to right , Alice and Kath did n't realize that you could n't write a cheque , did you ? |
| 13 | A branch line train took us to Aubagne where a coach picked us up for the journey up to the camp . |
| 14 | Captain Tizzard and his wife and baby took us on board . |
| 15 | At the Austrian border a Dutch lorry driver took us under his wing , translated to the Austrian guards for us and we were on our way soon afterwards . |
| 16 | Coming from Brigflatts over Birks we passed through woods below Sedbergh School where a quiet lane took us towards Millthrop . |
| 17 | The truck took us to where the Imlil-Toubkal road branched off at the market town of Asni and there we swapped to the normal ‘ shared taxis ’ into Marrakech for a merry night at the Hotel Ali — famous for its buffet dinners and the starting point for many adventures . |
| 18 | From Alta , which is a small fishing village , our chosen route took us over the high plateau towards Varanger Fiord . |
| 19 | Our first steps off the Spyway road took us through green and pleasant farmland where playful sheep frolicked alongside and a lone tractor droningly went about its work . |
| 20 | Fortunately , we had no time to feel sorry for ourselves because an early morning ferry journey took us to Nevis where we played the current Leeward Island champions . |
| 21 | The next call took us to Great Mills in Portobello , a suburb of Edinburgh running along the coastline towards Musselburgh . |
| 22 | My French climbing partner and I met in Toulouse and a short drive took us over the Pyrenees into Spain . |
| 23 | Our first day 's walk took us along stony tracks , through forests of birch and pine and into a narrow valley . |
| 24 | A sharp turn to the south east took us past St Ives , and up a massive sand-filled estuary towards Hayle . |
| 25 | At the end of our golden period in the 1930s a 2–0 victory over Ditchford Colliery took us past the Preliminary Preliminary First Qualifying Round , although we faltered in the following Preliminary First Qualifying Round , losing 6–2 to Bonsford Hartley of the South FC . |
| 26 | The Sergeant took us into the small canteen and told us quietly and forcefully that our holiday in Aubagne was over and that we were off to start four months of basic training designed to turn us into legionnaires . |
| 27 | ‘ How very different from Spain' was Dana 's first comment as the bus took us from the station to Avondale Buildings . |
| 28 | This talk/slide show took us to many of the stations forming part of the former Cambrian system . |
| 29 | I learned about trailer driving the hard way during a competition retrieve , when an enthusiastic crew member took us off the road with an Eagle two-seater in the trailer . |
| 30 | After an hour at Customs , a military officer took us to a restaurant and then to the barracks to sleep . |