Example sentences of "take him [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the second-person sequences , he is addressed by the voice of his subconscious which , speaking in the future tense , takes him back to relive the moments of truth when he made the choices which were to determine what he later became . |
| 2 | The 50–1 chance with Ladbrokes has had tablets , poultices , ice packs and laser treatment to try to clear the injury , and Witton-le-Wear based Williams will take him today to top Rugby vet Paddy Sweeney . |
| 3 | ‘ Better take him back to ask the questions , ’ the policeman said . |
| 4 | As a free man in a growing country , it did not take him long to see the potential . |
| 5 | ‘ He has that particular continental style but it wo n't take him long to gel . |
| 6 | It did n't take him long to realize that one less headache was getting rid of me . |
| 7 | But it did not take him long to sort out what was wrong with it . |
| 8 | ‘ You see , it did n't take him long to find the riff-raff , ’ Moran said . |
| 9 | It did n't take him long to master the basics of what British Steel was all about and he has been just as versatile in acquiring an understanding of a diverse range of other businesses , from computers and oil drilling to knitwear machines . |
| 10 | But I am terrified of taking him home to meet the family and particularly my sister , in case he goes the way of all the others . |
| 11 | It took him longer to get there after the performance but he was away from all the problems of the rest of the company . |
| 12 | His fortunes had changed , however , when a man who had befriended her father , Joe Maitland , took him on to manage his warehouse in Dockhead . |
| 13 | After asking what they would like to drink , Vitor provided cut-crystal glasses of vinho verde , but his duties as host quickly took him away to pour refills and greet other arrivals . |
| 14 | What happened was I happened to be in the corridors there and the gentleman came in , that 's on the Friday afternoon , gentleman came in and asked to see the Headmaster , so I took him along to see who was the Headmaster then , and erm shortly after that I was called up to see and erm asked me if I 'd like to apply for this job because had seen me erm bringing me up to , bringing him up to see and he said erm , well what about that young fella who brought me up there and would he like to apply . |
| 15 | This was a disaster , as by then he could barely play and he was retrieved from Naples by a Russian family , who took him home to die . |
| 16 | It was never a serious relationship , really — I never took him home to meet my parents or anything like that . |
| 17 | In those days Garth was a merchant banker , and she took him home to meet her parents , who thought he was wonderful . |
| 18 | She then took him home to find Matthew in tears at the gate . |
| 19 | He made eight consecutive pars , missing putts of 6ft and 4ft for birdies at the second and sixth respectively , before a bogey at the ninth gave him an outward half of 37 and took him back to level par overall . |
| 20 | I thought that if I took him down to paddle for a while , it would cool him down and distract him , so he would be able to sleep . |
| 21 | But little Harry had wept — for his beloved sister 's absence and Lily had taken him secretly to visit her . |
| 22 | Well , it had n't taken him long to show his true colours ! |
| 23 | The Villa Fiesole was a fairly big house and yet it had not taken him long to find the box . |
| 24 | From the very first time she 'd taken him down to meet her family , she had seen that they had n't liked him . |
| 25 | The building intrigued Modigliani , and he asked Osterlind to take him up to see Renoir . |
| 26 | She did n't offer to take him back to meet the cast . |
| 27 | It had been Sister Cooney 's idea to take him down to help in the library . |
| 28 | Tony , of Maidstone , Kent , said : ‘ The doctors advised us to take him home to die , we would n't take that . ’ |
| 29 | On Harry 's first day at play school , his mum was about to take him along to meet all the other kids when it started snowing outside . |
| 30 | I asked Jeanne to find as many friends as possible to accompany her on walks with Moby , and to give them control of the lead and take him away to explore without her if they felt confident . |