Example sentences of "[vb past] taken it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Someone had taken it to a French jeweller after the war and tried to sell it . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | He had taken it to the President , and he had liked it , and he had signed it . |
4 | Now what happened , and it was a good procedure because what happened was that if anyone say on a Friday had found himself in a difficult situation , we would then discuss it on the Monday afternoon , er bearing in mind that he had taken it to the foreman and had got no response from the foreman , we could discuss it on a Monday afternoon , the convenor and the secretary would deal with it the following day , and in all probability , without having recourse to take it any further , reply to the man that the matter had been resolved and , and to his liking . |
5 | They later discovered he 'd broken his leg in a road accident 6 weeks earlier , and although Odey had taken it to the vet he 'd ignored advice to have it operated on . |
6 | Surely she had taken it as an ill omen ? |
7 | The Briton would presumably have also been issued with a name-badge but with a British horror of self-advertisement had taken it off the moment he could . |
8 | Beth had invoked the help of God or Jesus Christ and I had taken it like a lamb . |
9 | Rose was the second generation in it , and she had taken it from a back street operation to a small , high class chain . |