Example sentences of "she took [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took them into the almost deserted coffee lounge . |
| 2 | She took them through the square hall into a sitting-room and offered them sherry . |
| 3 | She took them off the minute she entered her apartment block , realising that since no one at Vasey 's had seen her without her glasses they had no need to question why she was wearing them now . |
| 4 | When she was free she took him into the office and sank into a chair as though exhausted . |
| 5 | She took him into the living-room and made him sit in the black leather armchair . |
| 6 | She took him to the Science Museum and gave him an encyclopaedia , which explained how the internal combustion engine worked — ‘ I was intrigued immensely ’ . |
| 7 | She took him to the far aisle and showed him the salt tablets . |
| 8 | She took him by the hands and said eagerly , ‘ Don — we could live here — it is right for us — would you like that , Don ? ’ |
| 9 | She took him by the arm and led him unresistingly into the house . |
| 10 | Seeing that Owen was having difficulties in getting used to the idea , she took him by the hand and pulled him down beside her on the divan . |
| 11 | In the morning she took me to the station , with my luggage including the cot , put me on the train , and said ‘ Goodbye . ’ |
| 12 | Kathy Rooney had to leave me one night when we were dining at the Kensington Hilton , so she took me to the porter to arrange for him to take me upstairs to my room when I was ready . |
| 13 | She ran out and tried to send me away but I pretended Sabine was expecting me , so she took me to the studio . |
| 14 | Then she took me to the centre by saying that she had asked my husband and had given permission . |
| 15 | She took me into the first-floor front room , where my father had already been laid out in his coffin . |
| 16 | She took me into the nurses ' changing-room . |
| 17 | She took her by the shoulders and turned her round to face the house . |
| 18 | She took it up the stairs herself , adding another two minutes to the delay because she had to pause and rest half-way up . |
| 19 | She took it into the sitting-room where the dictionaries were kept and did her best to translate : It is excellent news that the whole business has been done successfully . |
| 20 | Confronted with Donna 's exuberant wardrobe , she realized there were only two courses open to her : either she took it on the chin ( ‘ straight spine , old girl , ’ ) , or she slunk away and refused to answer the phone when Donna called to see why she had n't been met . |
| 21 | The baby weighed less than one kilo , she took it to the clinic and a clinic worker helped her to a nearby hospital . |
| 22 | Eventually , after appealing her case for years in the UK , she took it to the European Court which agreed that there must be equal opportunities to claim social security benefits , and that discrimination on the grounds of either sex or marital status must end . |
| 23 | I can do is , Mary had a metal cow she milked it with a spanner , she took it to the market and sold it for a tanner . |
| 24 | Maureen was telling me today that erm he erm too , she took it to the garage and there was two bills laying on the table , one were for two hundred and sixty odd and were four hundred and seventy some odd |
| 25 | She took it from the cupboard and as usual became engrossed in the other pages of the newspaper . |
| 26 | When she took it from the oven she was pleased with it , but later , placing it on the trestle table in the hall where refreshments were to be served , she saw that Sister Dew 's was higher . |
| 27 | I remember when she took us to the pantomime in town , and we saved up all our sweets for three weeks to give her as a present . |