Example sentences of "[pron] takes [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other satellites are in a near-polar orbit which takes them over the Arctic and Antarctic regions . |
| 2 | These dolphins are oceanic travellers , with a migration route Of thousands of kilometres which takes them past the southern coastline of Japan on both legs of their annual migration . |
| 3 | She expects him to be an untidy swimmer , but is irritated to find that he has a smooth powerful crawl which takes him through the water swiftly and seriously . |
| 4 | There is an ‘ Essential ’ Chamber Music series with the peerless performances , and an ‘ Enterprise ’ collection which takes us into the worlds of Szymanowski , Berio , Ligeti , Schoenberg , Poulenc , Franz Schmidt , Stravinsky and others . |
| 5 | Again after the middle ten lines there is another break which takes us into the last section of the poem with the words ‘ at last ’ . |
| 6 | His first major novel since 1983 , a quest which takes us through the heart of European thought in search of the elusive doctor . |
| 7 | When she takes him into the living-room there is a kind of roar , and a man emerges from the background of people and easy chairs , and advances upon Howard , his arms outstretched , his deep , dark eyes raking back and forth over Howard 's face , soaking it in with eager amazement . |
| 8 | Like when we go to the laundrette , or she takes me to the swimming baths to have a hot shower . |
| 9 | Before waiting for an answer she takes me by the hand and leads me on to the dance floor . |
| 10 | She takes me by the hand , but stops , and kisses Bob straight on the lips . |
| 11 | The customer who takes them from the shelf therefore does not accept an offer . |
| 12 | ‘ We need him as president because it takes him off the streets , ’ said his close pal , David Leopoulis . |
| 13 | It takes them to the limits of physical endurance , then asks for more . |
| 14 | A vital win for Oxford it takes them off the bottom . |
| 15 | ‘ They have to be tougher than the average kid , I do n't like losers , but once they 're into boxing it takes them off the streets , away from the drugs and alcohol , ’ said Lol , 57 . |
| 16 | It takes us from the 19th century through to the 1930s and 1940s and the pioneering work of a number of embroiderers , in particular Constance Howard , who in 1951 was invited to make a large-scale work for the Festival of Britain . |
| 17 | Watching it takes you into the mind of Ramanujan as surely as a long look into his eyes . |
| 18 | It takes you outside the market and then you walk through . |
| 19 | The the committee itself erm the report itself is structured in that it takes you from the starting point of this year 's ninety three , ninety four resource budget . |
| 20 | Well the speeds it achieves wo n't actually take it into the air … but it takes it into the record books . |
| 21 | Well he takes them to the post office |
| 22 | He takes me into the hospitality room and pours me a drink . |
| 23 | He 's mad on polo so he takes me to the Hurlingham Club to watch him play . |
| 24 | He takes her to the theatre . ’ |
| 25 | HAMLET , with his doublet all unbraced , no hat upon his head , his stockings fouled , ungartered and down-gyred to his ankle , pale as his shirt , his knees knocking each other … and with a look so piteous , he takes her by the wrist and holds her hard , then he goes to the length of his arm , and with his other hand over his brow , falls to such perusal of her face as he would draw it … |
| 26 | Everything you say , he takes it in the wrong way . |
| 27 | I had to , Richard had taken the car , he takes it in the morning , but |
| 28 | In doing this , he takes us over the ground first , telling us what to expect , what to look for , so that when the hurricane does hit it hits us harder : |