Example sentences of "he took i [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Returning to my first meeting with Vincent , Arthur Cheyney naturally became my hero , especially when he took me on a trip from Ipswich to Parkeston Quay , which completely sold me on the job and made me resolve to move heaven and earth to get on a cutter crew as soon as possible . |
| 2 | She had told him lies about where Bella 's money was hidden , pretended to be fascinated when he had lied to her about spending the day with his father : ‘ We played golf together , then he took me for a ride in the new car . |
| 3 | K : ‘ He took me for a pizza and we got on brilliantly from then . ’ |
| 4 | Oh yes it 's , it 's been changed a lot and a , and er , it 's made such a difference and I 've met er , I 've got a er fr a very good friend who 's , who 's a Red Cross young man who I met at Leah Manning and he takes me out in the car which I would n't , never get out otherwise because my boys are all working you see they ca n't , they 're busy working and erm do shift work and security work , one 's got his own security business and the other one 's got a factory in Bishop 's Stortford so that they do n't get much chance , they work away , some of them do that they can not get to take me out see , so he takes me out , which he 's very , very good you know , he 's , yesterday he took me to erm , yesterday we , he took me to Ongar to see his sister in the bungalow and then he took me for a meal at erm The Chariot at er , at Brentwood , Brentwood , yes Brentwood The Chariot , it was quite nice I had rather , a good time , erm cos usually I ca n't get out unless I go out in the wheelchair you see I 'm confined to a wheelchair , though I struggle out into the kitchen with me two sticks and I 've got a stool in there that I do all my own cooking and I make cakes and that and I 'm doing a cake gon na make a cake for Christmas for me brother and make a cake , er another one for myself like , but , and then I go to my erm daughter-in-law 's to spend Christmas Day and then I , I 'm going to my son 's and spend Boxing Day which is my birthday , I 'll be seventy four on Boxing Day I 'm dreaded to say , yeah , but erm , this young man that takes me lives in Northbrooks , he 's er a widower , but he 's very , very good , he helps all us old people , you know , he 's ever so good he is to me , he comes up and brings my shopping today , does my shopping for me as well , so , well he 's , yes , he 's most kind , for , nearly two years I 've know him , that 's a photo over there , it was taken at a wedding look , of my , that 's it , over there , taken at a wedding dear , very good |
| 5 | He took me as a child to the sights |
| 6 | He took me through the stages a beginner would complete in preparation for a skiing holiday . |
| 7 | He took me across the lake in a boat to his house . |
| 8 | ‘ When he took me into the lead I did n't want to be there that soon — so many horses have been caught after being clear , ’ he said . |
| 9 | On my first day in the job he took me into the director 's Portakabin , put his arm around me and , showing me the empty trophy case , said ‘ Your job , Les , is to fill that cabinet before I die . ’ |
| 10 | He took me into the office and gave me a chair . |
| 11 | He took me to a pie and mash shop on Hammersmith Broadway . |
| 12 | On the second evening of my visit he took me to a literary party given by the Chicago Tribune in honour of Carl Sandberg in the sumptuous lounge of a club called ‘ The 333 ’ ( at 333 Michigan Boulevard ) . |
| 13 | He took me to a lorry driver 's cafe next door . |
| 14 | ‘ He took me to a few parties but I was uneasy about him . |
| 15 | So he took me to a butcher shoppe with a bacon slicer in it and you know it turned out that he was right aftr all . |
| 16 | He took me to a church where the other forty-four members of the Bulgarian Monarchist Front were mustered outside the front doors . |
| 17 | He did , he took me to a concert , to hear the Russians play Shostakovich . |
| 18 | When he took me to a football match we saw Paul Gascoigne and I was allowed to go on the pitch . |
| 19 | He took me to a mountain hut where he lit a fire . |
| 20 | He took me to a waiting Jaguar equipped with air conditioning , stereo system , and a very pretty girl : ‘ at my disposal for the rest of my stay ’ . |
| 21 | He took me out last Sunday and I said as we were driving over to Lavenham , I said an early would be much appreciated , I said I cooked the Sunday Lunch for my lodgers , but I have n't , in fact , had any myself he said you 've got to have a high tea , he said you must have a proper meal and he ordered up salad and a a ham salad and have this and have that and have the other , where as some of them like this chap Gerald who was erm sent me by one of the other agencies the first time we went out he took me to a meal and he obviously felt that quite enough , after that he used to come out to see me after he 'd had his meal meanness , hanging onto money ! |
| 22 | He took me to the farmer , who soon realized that I was not an animal , but an intelligent being . |
| 23 | He took me to the Paris Zoo . |
| 24 | But I kept on thinking , he took me to the concert , and he came back here to her . |
| 25 | He took me to the BBC Studios in Shepherd 's Bush and I was introduced to the lady producer , who was charming . |
| 26 | He took me to the pictures . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ He took me to the dance , it 's true , ’ said Hyacinth , her temper showing , ‘ but I ditched the ginger swine as soon as I possibly could . ’ |
| 28 | I told me mum about it and she said we ca n't be having that and got on the phone to the doctor , but he would n't even come out and he took me off the [ practice 's ] list . |
| 29 | He took me by the wrist , and held me hard , |
| 30 | He took me by the hand |