Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] take [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps she had scarcely heard them , or had taken them as a mere mechanical rejoinder to her own ‘ Do n't hate me ’ . |
| 2 | His American tour kicked off on day one at the Tournament of Champions in Southern California and has taken him to the two major Pro-Ams — the Bob Hope and the Crosby ( aforementioned Pebble Beach National Pro-Am ) — a trio of Florida events — Doral , the Honda Classic and the Players ' Championship — as well as The Masters , the Colonial , the Memorial , the season-ending Nabisco Championship and a slew of less-hallowed events in between . |
| 3 | Dr Halden is married to my daughter and has taken her on an extended tour of the Continent . ’ |
| 4 | As the rebels , sword in hand , ran after the retreating cavalry , sonic of the royal infantry stood their ground and tried to take them in the flank but the heavy rain had left most of their cartridges too damp to fire and the frustrated musketeers thereupon also took to their heels . |
| 5 | She leant in and stooped to take her under the arms ; like a peach tree blighted by leafcurl , Sycorax lay tinder-dry in a narrow crescent , her body hardly filling the hammock 's web . |
| 6 | In two long strides , Guy abandoned his leaning position by the fireplace and came to take her by the shoulders , shaking her roughly . |
| 7 | For the uninitiated , they met 18 months ago , enjoying a common outlook on music and deciding to take it from there . |
| 8 | But Edward was stunned last week to receive an abrupt letter from the DoE accusing him of ‘ damaging ’ their land and threatening to take him to court . |
| 9 | Marie told him about Mr Bishop being drunk and getting himself drowned ; about Gazzer finding Madge wandering along the prom and having to take her to Mr Bishop 's brother because she was n't responsible for herself . |
| 10 | Karl Gesner , not frantically worried , but conscious of a slight worm of discontent at the back of his mind , bought Ingrid an indifferent supper and decided to take her to bed . |
| 11 | After examining it , they considered it would make a good tool-box and decided to take it with them . |
| 12 | Someone might have heard him talking in a pub about his sudden excess of money and decided to take it off him . |
| 13 | At last , in a fit of anger , he gave John permission to invade the duchy and try to take it by force . |
| 14 | And , there was some on a plate and my sister 's little lad went up and went to take one off this plate and then Valerie tu turned round , she said er , you ca n't have one of them , them are for the old folks . |
| 15 | They treat the physical body of the human individual as a naturally existing unit separate from all others and proceed to take it to pieces . |
| 16 | Look how he had talked to Miranda , and offered to take her to rehearsal . |
| 17 | He was afraid she might see him sticking out and start taking him for granted or make unwomanly advances . |
| 18 | But his mind was quick , and his memories were all intact ; and the longing never really went away , that awful persistent longing that could find outlet only in frustration and anger , and a wish to do bad things ; to hurt and to insult like he did now while he waited for David to concede defeat and agree to take him to the auction after all . |
| 19 | The second player then breathes in and tries to take it off the first until it reaches the player at the end . |
| 20 | ‘ Go and put on something beautiful , ’ he said at seven , after he had had two overt vodkas , and poured , as was his habit , a single , large , secret one , and had taken her to bed . |
| 21 | It was one of wistful regret rather than fretful anxiety and had taken her to her daughter 's bedroom , where she was sorting through the show-jumping rosettes Samantha had accumulated during her hippomanic early teens . |
| 22 | Constance had supervised Camille 's introduction to the children of the neighbourhood , to her own nephews and nieces and those of approved families — some in which the parents were still encouraging their infants to assist on their shoplifting expeditions had been dropped from her acquaintance , as she regarded petty larceny as common and ill-advised — and had taken her to many places deemed of interest to children which Scarlet would have found uncongenial . |
| 23 | Her father was a high official and had taken her with him on a trip to London and she had returned with her hair in orange stripes . |
| 24 | When Ricky began taking Jenny out she was surprised to learn that Minton paid him money and had taken him to the Caribbean . |
| 25 | No one did want the films , not in America , at least ; Nicholson and Hellman had tampered with the popular view of western history and had taken it to deeper levels , failing totally to appreciate that mass audiences enjoyed westerns purely because they provided escapism . |
| 26 | He had carried the gold on his back in many journeys , and had taken it to a cave on the north-east corner of the island , two months before the Hispaniola arrived . |
| 27 | One Carmelite warrior had found , in southern Bohemia , a small icon of a Madonna and had taken it with him into the battle . |
| 28 | He had recognised and understood the value of the gift she offered , and had taken it with reverence and respect . |
| 29 | I have two teenaged children and have to take them into Ipswich or Felixstowe to buy anything they require . |
| 30 | IBOA members in Britain fully realise this situation and have taken it on board in recent years by accepting pay settlements which were far less than increases in the Retail Price Index . |