Example sentences of "[noun prp] took [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barney took us to the airport , and when we arrived next day in Hong Kong , it was warm and sunny . |
| 2 | Fardine took us to the edge of his terrace , where his own pigeons were kept in a large coop . |
| 3 | However they sounded , Tina took them in the spirit they were intended , laughed loudly and said Jasper must be playing hookey in his lunch hour . |
| 4 | Mr Duncan took me to the farm and I met Dan and Stella Parks . |
| 5 | Stephen took them up the zig-zag track . |
| 6 | Grant took it from the loft this morning . |
| 7 | Gebrec returned from putting the bus away and Bonard took him by the arm and led him to the terrace . |
| 8 | Helen took her to the bathroom and held her hair back while she gagged and spat . |
| 9 | Sitting on the bed , Theda took her by the shoulders and dragged her to sit up . |
| 10 | Auguste took them into the scullery . |
| 11 | When Christian left for London to begin his new life in the Methodist ministry , Seb took him to the railway station at Shipton-under-Wychwood in the farm 's gig and Carrie came with him for the ride . |
| 12 | Flupper took me to the shore and I ran to Lollo . |
| 13 | Jerry and Anna stood watching the swaying elephants in complete fascination , and Sam took me by the hand across to the cage of a huge lion . |
| 14 | Delaney took her by the arm , and held her tightly as she struggled . |
| 15 | Betty Hawkes took her to the local hop that evening , where they danced to the strict tempo of Victor Sylvester records : a very different world to the music of Miller and Goodman and Basie that she 'd jived to in the States . |
| 16 | Boldwood took her into the house , and the door closed behind them . |
| 17 | Trent took him from the rear . |
| 18 | Melanie took her by the hand and drew her inside . |
| 19 | But if you do n't want to hear it … ’ he made as if to go but Herr Nordern took him by the elbow . |
| 20 | Sister Cooney took him by the arm and he went with her , unresisting . |
| 21 | William took her through the whole story . |
| 22 | ‘ Oh , we 've had such a marvellous day , Uncle Albert took us to the Marine Museum and then we went on to collect sea-shells ourselves , he knew where to go for them , we found hundreds ; and we had a lobster picnic . |
| 23 | I wan na go Black butchers on the square , last time we went to Harrendle Bob and Delph took us in the car |
| 24 | When Coleman took her to the hospital for a routine scan , he said jocularly : |
| 25 | On the following morning Miss Stapleton took us to the path through the marsh . |
| 26 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 27 | Crilly took me to the old town once ; it was a sooty place just north of the city , bordered by cakey cliffs and a greasy sliver of sea and a forlorn lighthouse jutting into the grey Irish sky , flashing blurry and red through the low clouds , omitting a lackadaisical moo only from time to time . |
| 28 | Tommy took him by the arm and led him to the chair . |
| 29 | Persistent rain prevented a resumption until 5pm on Saturday and a single by Hick off Winston Benjamin took him to the 20,000 mark . |
| 30 | Before , he had always been rather frightening but now he looked pathetic with his tear-stained cheeks , grieving eyes and red gaping mouth which could only make gurgling sounds as Benjamin took him by the hand and tried to convey his condolences . |