Example sentences of "[pron] took [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Jones , 43 , who runs the cafe in Ross-on-Wye , said : ‘ I took exception to the fact that she was selling teas outside our door without informing me first . ’ |
| 2 | He suggested I took Doone into the dining-room while he told Mackie about Roydale 's gallop , and Doone followed me docilely , bringing the plank . |
| 3 | I was a junior Minister and I took advantage of the dispensation which enabled me to vote no in that referendum . |
| 4 | I just thought , if it was any good if I took Bryony to the hairdresser with me and you took Richard and James |
| 5 | I took hold of the snow hook , but to release it meant hauling in some slack on the line . |
| 6 | Gently I took hold of the door handle and moved it . |
| 7 | I do n't know why I took hold of the rope , but I did . |
| 8 | I took hold of the hand-rope , and the glimmer of light was soon a memory . |
| 9 | I took part in the obstacle course which when I was that age I found it difficult . |
| 10 | On 30 January I took part in the Prime Minister 's discussions with President Yeltsin , following which the British-Russian joint declaration and an agreement on consular posts were signed . |
| 11 | It had been most enjoyable with a tremendous amount of flying : I had been in every part of the Command — Persia as it was in those days , down the Gulf and all the way round the Gulf to Bahrain , Salalah , I took part in the search for the Imperial Airways Argosy airliner City of Glasgow that landed on the beach and was literally lost for a couple of days before one of the Shaihah crews found it away down beyond Sulwah Wells . |
| 12 | 1985 was special for me — as one of the National Display Team I took part in the CCPR celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall , and later in that year I successfully completed the Medau Teacher Training Course . |
| 13 | I took Montaine by the hand and led her through the empty rooms … there were very many . |
| 14 | I took fruit from the Frames and gave it to the others . ’ |
| 15 | For some cruel reason I took heart from the very ordinariness of her misery . |
| 16 | The students had not yet arrived , but I took meals in the refectory with a few of the college authorities and professors who had already started the new term 's work . |
| 17 | Before I left school , the local papers were full of me , They were always saying things like ‘ This boy will go all the way to the top ’ and that , and I suppose you could say I took notice of the media . |
| 18 | I took Shanti into the babies ' changing room . |
| 19 | So while Mala was attending to Posi as they plotted our course to Fraxilly through the primary and secondary Netlines — a bit complex , since we 'd be shifting through eight sectors even if we took the direct route — I took charge of the cylinder . |
| 20 | When I took Larne to the ‘ 87 final against Glentoran we defeated Cliftonville in a semi-final replay . |
| 21 | I took stock of the bees in the wisteria and the cat stretching itself under the table . |
| 22 | By now , rain had begun to fall , and I took refuge in the Imperial Hotel . |
| 23 | I took refuge in the truth , if not with the truth he wanted . |
| 24 | I took Tim to the match one Easter Monday they played Luton in league match , and Ted played , the old Ipswich player , and we go absolutely , it rained , hailed , blew , and we got home soaked to the skin you know , and er it seems to make you feel better if they win you know , but if you sort of put up with those sort of things and they , they lose it 's makes you feel right down in the dumps , but when they get promoted like they did last time it 's remarkable , it 's been remarked about this aspect , that people in local industry seem to work harder , and it seems to be a boost in general local traders make shop window displays and it seems to be a boost to the town in general and give a lift to the town if you like |
| 25 | I mean you may not have that much to compare it with , but certainly in my experience , is that January if I took people round the in January , erm , you sort of made excuses for it . |
| 26 | I took Henry into the flat and cooked a meal for us . |
| 27 | I took account of the time . |
| 28 | I took supplies from the Land Rover , according to our agreement , as if I were actually at the cafe . |
| 29 | I took messages to the Lord Buckingham , pretending I was delivering suits or looking for trade at his London house . ’ |
| 30 | and the Stationmaster 's office faced the platform but there is another door that to get into as soon as you got in the main door to the left , you see and with a flap and that 's the door that we used to take in the parcels , you see and very often we used to go in that door or sometimes we would go through o on to the platform and go in the Stationmaster 's door , you see and then there again , if I took messages to the Stationmaster on the single telegraph er I had to go down the steps because th more often than not that they were in the basement . |