Example sentences of "taken [pers pn] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he had taken them down into the Southern Ocean , not as far as we were going , but far enough to be in amongst the ice , circumnavigating the whole land mass of Antarctica in waters no man had ever sailed before . |
| 2 | They had taken him down in the lift and he had stood there looking at her face , peaceful and still . |
| 3 | He had n't meant to say it , but it was the effect of the beer and the movement of the ship and her sophistication , all things he could n't cope with together , so he 'd taken her down to the bar and they 'd had a couple more drinks to restore his confidence before the boat docked . |
| 4 | So taken it down to the tills at the front , cos they move quicker |
| 5 | The industrial revolution and the creation of parks around the country houses have taken us down to the later years of the nineteenth century . |