Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] take [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When doctors announced that there was a glimmer of hope , Raine organized a private ambulance to take him to the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases in Queen Square , central London where for several months he lay in a coma . |
| 2 | Each side takes it in turn to bat . |
| 3 | ‘ His usual spin took him to a private beach at the Dragonara Hotel in St Julien with Denis and Frankie 's sister Betty . |
| 4 | This lane takes you up a hill , past the Chapel and out of the village . |
| 5 | I always donate to these organisations and have benefited to the extent that organisations like THT , Body Positive and LAGER have made the general public aware of the infection and have made some employers take it into account . |
| 6 | This episode takes him across Western Turkey and the Mediterranean , on to Greece , and Rhodes ( where he meets astrologer Patric Walker ) before hitting Africa in the shape of Egypt and Luxor . |
| 7 | An attempt to answer this question takes us into the field of a phenomenological epistemology . |
| 8 | A short walk from this belvedere takes you to a wonderful steep wall which at its outer edge is taken by the final pitches of some famous harder routes like Spitophage Pervers and Dingomaniaque . |
| 9 | On this occasion , he grew bored with the idea of Algeria , and to the consternation of parliament commandeered a French warship to take him to Tunisia . |
| 10 | This excursion takes you to Delft to see how the famous blue pottery is made and then continues to The Hague to see the Houses of Parliament , the Peace Palace and other notable sites . |
| 11 | While I 'm standing up to my thighs in water trying to kill a lot of fish that never did me any harm , somebody in this town takes it into his head to rub out Jack Mahoney . ’ |
| 12 | Her daughter , Gemma , had been left money for her school dinners and an elderly neighbour took her in for several days before social workers took her into care last week . |
| 13 | The only message some of them had had time to give their children as the social workers took them to waiting cars was ‘ have faith , be strong , we 'll do what we can ’ . |
| 14 | Dr Reid said : ‘ I think what the children have suffered since social workers took them into care in November 1990 has been a lot worse than they had from their father . ’ |
| 15 | I was arrested for riding a bicycle without a rear light ; I woke as an enraged policeman took me by the throat . |
| 16 | Some families take it for granted that the elderly are the natural responsibility of the unattached , but this is not so . |
| 17 | Inspired by some of life 's strange and wonderful things , this collection takes us into 1991 with a message ; Be Bold , Be Colourful , but Be Yourself . |
| 18 | A late morning direct flight takes you to Kathmandu where you will stay at the Oberoi Soaltee Hotel for 2 nights . |
| 19 | At Athlone I waited in a large modern station for another train to take me to Ballinasloe . |
| 20 | From there we went in a funny little train with open trucks which fascinated Tim , until we got to a railway junction where we had to wait on the station for some hours for another train to take us to Calcutta . |
| 21 | This road takes you through what I would say was the most savage landscape you are likely to see in the Pyrenees without actually setting off into the mountains on foot , a valley which has rocks where other valleys have trees . |
| 22 | When the boy gave no answer , the old man took him by the arm and propelled him to the far end of the room , down the narrow stairway , through the tiny door and back to the safety of his own bedroom . |
| 23 | So much of his daily duty took him to the general neighbourhood of these places it was n't easy , but mercifully no bumping into the angry Charity occurred . |
| 24 | This Summer took them on the festival trail , with impressive shows at Féile and Reading to their credit . |
| 25 | There was clearly a close friendship between them , and the Office gives a moving account of his efficacy in curing her of some kind of fit : He came and found her mute , but when he had seated himself at her window and they had eaten together , it chanced that at the end of the dinner the recluse wished to sleep , and oppressed by slumber her head drooped towards the window where God 's saint , Richard , was reclining , and as she was leaning a litle on that same Richard , suddenly , with a vehement onslaught , such a grave vexation took her in her sleep that she seemed to wish to break the window of her house , and in that strong vexation she awoke , her speech was restored , and with great devotion she broke out into the words " Gloria tibi Domine " , and the blessed Richard completed the verse which she had begun . |
| 26 | Lowly Nottingham took them to task … and took them apart … 26-14 . |
| 27 | This walk takes you on the coastal path around to Polkerris and then back to your start point on the Saints ' Way — a 35-mile route which crosses Cornwall from Padstow to Fowey . |
| 28 | Assynt is one of the loveliest and loneliest parts of the Scottish Highlands and this walk takes you through its heart . |
| 29 | This walk takes you through the Talybont Valley to the summit of Tor y Foel . |
| 30 | This walk takes you through the water meadows and along the towpaths of the Somerset moors . |