Example sentences of "[noun] took [pers pn] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the door , Xanthe took her by both hands and held her so hard Miranda felt her nails cut into the palms and her eyes met hers with a pale blue flare , as clear as her father 's , and as unassailable , as she breathed out , holding Miranda by her side , and turned to face her father across the room . |
| 2 | A mile 's drive south in the car took us to all that remains of Clare 's beloved heath land . |
| 3 | His rounds took him to most parts of the building and Rain was eagerly accepting that it must have been Stan on the second floor making her jumpy when he mentioned that since the murder he did not go into MacQuillan 's room or those next to it because the police were usually there . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's nigh on two year since I 've been out that house , ’ said Bella suddenly , ‘ since the Warden took me for that X-ray after I fell over and hurt me wrist . ’ |
| 5 | Later , with the Single European Act and British membership of the exchange rate mechanism — the right hon. Member for Finchley took us into that — our sovereignty was further eroded . |
| 6 | After leaving the prairies in 1937 my working career took me to many lands around the world for 37 years , and I must confess that during all that time I scarcely thought of my old friend Edna Jacques until January of 1974 , when we were living in Anguilla . |
| 7 | In the years that followed , his career took him to many different locations and a wide variety of posts within our Department . |
| 8 | It was a Smythe drill , and his father took him on some ‘ short work ’ , a piece of land where no one could see it . |
| 9 | Oh , Brian took me round that corner , right , slowed down too much |
| 10 | Ma took me to another barber 's in Stockbridge . |
| 11 | For a family with particular needs for quiet it was ideal , and when Mr Cohen was well a short walk took them into this repose of diverting potential . |
| 12 | Her acceleration took her towards these beams , so they would have less distance to travel than normal . |
| 13 | The guy in the black leather took it in both hands . |
| 14 | police took him in that night cos they thought he 'd burnt it out himself . |
| 15 | This talk/slide show took us to many of the stations forming part of the former Cambrian system . |
| 16 | His spare time took him to many of Yorkshire 's fixtures . |