Example sentences of "[verb] take [pron] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the very first time she 'd taken him down to meet her family , she had seen that they had n't liked him . |
| 2 | I was always very interested in how things operated and used to take them apart to see how they worked , but I was not so good at putting them back together again . |
| 3 | I imagine it would n't have taken her long to captivate you . |
| 4 | It should n't have taken her long to pack and change out of her sundress into a skirt and blouse , but she found she was folding each garment at least twice , and several times she stood looking out of the window at the busy yard below . |
| 5 | Bless them , she thought fondly , it must have taken them forever to save up for it from their meagre pocket money . |
| 6 | When a pump action toothpaste tube became empty in my bathroom , I decided to take it apart to see if I could put it to further use . |
| 7 | He had taken her up to see her own mother , and Nessie , to his surprise , humoured her in her chatter about Celia and Dermot . |
| 8 | Consuelo had taken them out to get at the anti-inflammatory tablets for the patient with the sprained ankle . |
| 9 | But little Harry had wept — for his beloved sister 's absence and Lily had taken him secretly to visit her . |
| 10 | She did n't offer to take him back to meet the cast . |
| 11 | When he is n't at work he likes to take us out to visit our nanny . |
| 12 | ‘ Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness ? |
| 13 | It 's the weapon they want , and if they have to take you out to get it , what 's to lose ? |