Example sentences of "[noun pl] took [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two quick steps took her to the vacated table where she seized the bottle of aquavit , neatly topping up both glasses . |
| 2 | After lunch two mini-buses took us to the Ulster Folk Museum at Cultra and the Dublin deaf were overcome by the beauty of our countryside . |
| 3 | One of our walks took us to the top of a huge escarpment at a place called Losiolo , or World 's View . |
| 4 | Of course , he did n't mean it , but just for a moment the implied tenderness in his words took her by the throat . |
| 5 | My senses took me through the bars that confined me . |
| 6 | At night after close of the service it was the practice to stable the empty trains end to end on the running lines in the tunnels on each side of the shed car pits , the end doors of each vehicle opened to permit ready exit of passengers in the event of an emergency , and to allow access to the lines of stabled trains by cleaners and others whose nocturnal duties took them into the subway tunnels . |
| 7 | We talked a little till her cries took her into the little theatre . |
| 8 | Amyas took her by the arm and helped her to her feet . |
| 9 | A cook from the kitchens took one in the eye and stumbled backwards with his hands pressed to his temples . |
| 10 | Webb , 28 , who played for Northern until his medical studies took him to the west country , said : ‘ You 're a long time retired . |
| 11 | I mean , the Sex Pistols took it from The Stooges , the Stones took it from Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker , and the Beatles … |
| 12 | Everyone at the Palace was pleased when Mel won an FA Cup winner 's medal with Southampton in 1976 , but he re-appeared briefly in our colours on loan in the winter of 1977–78 and his extra half-dozen games took him into the elite group of those who have played over 250 first class matches for our club . |
| 13 | but , I did hear something , I do n't know whether it 's true , that the doctors took him off the |
| 14 | Three victories took him into the overall lead with 97 points by Christmas . |
| 15 | After two or three days of exploring Stanley and its environs it was time to go to ‘ camp ’ ( from a Spanish word ‘ campos ’ meaning countryside ) and our tour of the islands took us to the three or four places equipped to deal with small parties of visitors . |
| 16 | These journeys took him to the furthest extent of the colonies , from Lake Ontario to Virginia and into the Carolinas and Florida . |
| 17 | Two cherry berets took me through the first gate . |
| 18 | The first two shots took him in the shoulder and the left chest . |
| 19 | Deborah Sherwin , prosecuting , said Mr Holloway was able to pick out Eyles after police took him around the town to look for his assailant . |
| 20 | Two half-run strides took her to the only way out : the lift . |
| 21 | El-ahrairah allowed himself to be persuaded and the soldiers took him to the king . |
| 22 | Kubitsky was bringing his rifle to bear on a target which lay somewhere in the direction of the grove of trees on the river bank to Rostov 's rear , but before he could open fire three more arrows took him in the chest and he fell over backwards without a sound . |
| 23 | The phrase ‘ A Dave McCullouch band ’ was often used to describe those whose musical wanderings took them into the world of personal art ethics and therefore obscurity . ) |