Example sentences of "take [noun prp] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Bedivere takes Arthur to a chapel — |
| 2 | We pause again and swap passenger so that Nathan takes Tony round the edge of the peak into a long and narrow , and steep valley . |
| 3 | One Saturday evening she takes Howard by the arm and leads him away from the crowd round the pool and the bar , out of everyone 's earshot . |
| 4 | Let's take Germany for a start . |
| 5 | Perhaps she should take Magnus to the heath , or the canal , then she abandoned the idea , it would be too much effort . |
| 6 | ‘ If it 's such a good idea , why did n't you take Patrick to the Foundling ? ’ |
| 7 | Rachaela could only take Ruth to the school in the mornings ; at least she saw her to the gates . |
| 8 | If the two men are to win through , Taylor must take England to the World Cup Finals next year and Major must show his determination to lead the Tories to the next election . |
| 9 | GRAHAM TAYLOR now not only believes he will take England to the World Cup finals but that the draw against Brazil shows what might be possible when they get there . |
| 10 | Can you take Dempsey for a walk ? |
| 11 | ‘ Dominic — why do n't you take Lee to the pub again , then come and see me later ? ’ |
| 12 | Chen wanted to reach out and take Herrick by the throat and choke him to death , but first he had to get hold of the copy and get out with it . |
| 13 | K : ‘ The evenings are a very special time but I ca n't take Chloe to the park because there is a hostel for down-and-outs by it and they sit on the park benches drinking and shouting abuse . |
| 14 | Are you gon na take Fido for a walk ? go for a walk . |
| 15 | Charlie is gon na take James to the master . |
| 16 | This refusal is much more of a " classic " polite refusal : it is not immediate ( being offset instead by laughter , which also marks it as " non-serious " ) and is immediately followed by an excuse ( " I 'm gon na take Natasha over the park " ) , which could also be seen as a bid to be treated as doing something equivalently onerous : looking after a child instead of washing up . |
| 17 | Taking Norfolk as a case study , this project investigates the contribution which local authorities make in the area of job-creation through their provision of industrial premises . |
| 18 | We took Ben to the vet and he was given a course of antibiotics , which seemed to do the trick . |
| 19 | Taking Bienvida by the hand , he drew her inside . |
| 20 | The Doctor took Rosheen by the hand . |
| 21 | After work Jed took Mitch to the hotel for a drink . |
| 22 | He took Kelly by the arm to where a man in dark robes was in earnest conversation with a girl in a skimpy black T-shirt with ‘ BIMBO POWER ’ scrawled in white across her chest . |
| 23 | She took Kelly by the arm ; terrified , Kelly allowed herself to be led away like a little girl . |
| 24 | I took Montaine by the hand and led her through the empty rooms … there were very many . |
| 25 | Pearce took Cardiff by the sleeve . |
| 26 | There was nothing decently to be done and so with disproportionate reluctance Flavia took Andrée to the tower . |
| 27 | Apart from the expense of taking Alison to the cinema , Nigel 's evening out was all he could have hoped for . |
| 28 | The captain took Corbett by the sleeve , led him over to them and tapped one of the players on the shoulder . |
| 29 | And if you think I 'm to be taken in that easy , Miss Jennifer , then think again ! " and muttering to himself that it was as great a pity to see women weep as geese go barefoot , he took Ann by the arm and went back into his house . |
| 30 | just fancy taking Penny in the west park for a while , I do n't |