Example sentences of "they take to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mortally wounded Aenarion clambered into the saddle of his dying dragon and they took to the air on their last flight . |
| 2 | Almost as soon as they took to the air , other invertebrates — the spiders — started setting traps for them . |
| 3 | From a half doze Jane saw Christopher and Francis emerge from the barn , go to the kitchen and re-emerge with the sack of flour , which they took to the barn ! |
| 4 | So together with the fire brigade , they took to the water to steer them onto safer land . |
| 5 | They took to the path with gusto , he finding the line somewhere between the nearside bank and the middle ridge , while the other more or less followed in the wake , content to orchestrate himself around the camera with his umbrella . |
| 6 | But , outclassed and outnumbered , most will be destroyed as soon as they take to the air ; and if they do not take to the air they do not matter . |
| 7 | It 's hoped the video will be distributed around young drivers so they can see what can happen if they take to the road without thought for safety . |
| 8 | Oxford against cambridge they take to the River at two |