Example sentences of "took him [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wycliffe decided on a walk and his walk took him along Green Bank and down the High Street , where crumbling houses and shops were being rejuvenated or demolished , into the main street . |
| 2 | The winner on the day was Francois Lombard — a result which took him to third place overall in the championships . |
| 3 | The Champ , who retired six years , was an institution and his extraordinary finishing burst took him to 20 track records . |
| 4 | After three or four casual meetings with the critic Mervyn Levy , Minton took him on one side at the Chelsea Arts Club and informed him of his homosexuality , not wishing to implicate Levy unwittingly with a man who , from a certain point of view , was beyond the pale . |
| 5 | Scots-born ( in Elgin ) , educated at Aberdeen University , qualifying as a CA , then joining Alcan Aluminium , he realised his experience and qualifications were ‘ quite narrow ’ and so headed off to Manchester Business School and an MBA which then took him into international consultancy with McKinsey . |
| 6 | It was just that he had strange ideas which took him into bad company . |
| 7 | John Pemberton was Palace 's genial and gutsy full-back throughout our promotion drive to Division one in 1988–89 and then in The Eagles ' progress to the FA Cup Final and Replay of' 1990 Indeed , his surging run in the semi-final against Liverpool at Villa Park , which took him past several defender s , before he delivered the cross from which Mark Bright put the Palace on terms and on the way to our stunning victory , will probably remain for ever in the memories of those who saw it , even though he impressed enormously in the two Cup Finals against Manchester United 's sophisticated and costly imports . |
| 8 | It took him just five hours , included 29 fours , and took him past 4,000 Test runs ( a milestone Botham had passed earlier in the game ) . |
| 9 | police took him in that night cos they thought he 'd burnt it out himself . |
| 10 | Beth was convinced that Matthew would run away if she took him from this house , then what would become of him ? |
| 11 | Allison turned Book into a League star at the age of 30 when he took him from non-League Bath City to Plymouth Argyle . |