Example sentences of "took [pers pn] through the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He took me through the stages a beginner would complete in preparation for a skiing holiday .
2 My senses took me through the bars that confined me .
3 Valdo and Romario soon defied the squelching conditions with a double exchange of passes that took them through the middle of the Dutch defence before the ball rolled across a gaping goalmouth with no one to apply a finishing touch .
4 Once assimilated , these devices and motifs gave the students a feeling of having mastered something , but when Dodie Masterman took over Minton 's illustration class and took them through the basics , she found many of them very inept .
5 The canons erected this burly structure at the close of the 12th century , and gained isolation both to recite their offices and perhaps to escape from damp and cold below ; a wide staircase and a gentle gradient took them through the thickness of the N wall .
6 Winning the French Open took him through the door , down the passage , into the street and out into the sunshine Fame .
7 Jekyll 's servant , Poole , let him in at once and took him through the kitchen and across the back garden to the laboratory behind the house .
8 The taxi took him through the city and up into the countryside beyond the lake , where the Amner clinic commanded its famous views .
9 I took him through the events of the day and in particular Graham Fearnley 's unpleasant tale of how Martinez had fixed the Curtis/Marsh contracts .
10 But she then took him through the house pointing out china and furniture which he was interested in .
11 It was entirely our responsibility and that evening to well past midnight Leon and I took her through the changes until she was satisfied that she knew the policy thoroughly .
12 We went with our newly found friend who took us through the side door to a shed at the back of his premises and showed us what could only be described as treasure — five large horse collars of black leather .
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