Example sentences of "[noun] took [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wrapped me in a warm coat and placing me in the car took me several miles over the moor . |
| 2 | The job search took him seven years , and by that time he was ripe for retirement . |
| 3 | Peace took them all prisoner . |
| 4 | Irritated by her presence , Henry had mocked and teased her nevertheless , for he could be quite beastly when the mood took him that way . |
| 5 | My pal Pinkie Blenkinsop took me one night to ffeatherstonehaugh 's . ’ |
| 6 | Time 's tangles took us different ways apart , |
| 7 | A friend took me one summer on a tour of the Andean provinces . |
| 8 | The whole walk from Milngavie to Fort William took us six days . ’ |
| 9 | Mum well Susan took him this morning so he was to have it done early at eight |
| 10 | The administrator took us one floor up in a lift big enough to ferry a helicopter to the roof . |
| 11 | The journey of about 50 miles took him three days . |