Example sentences of "would take [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the age of 76 and realising that the lifetime of the next Parliament would take him into his eighties , he has decided to make way for a younger man . |
| 2 | He was to give him a part which would take him into the West End a few months after leaving school , write a special role for him in what would be his first film , introduce him to his future wife and , through one of his sons , Brook , provide him with a lifelong younger ‘ brother ’ . |
| 3 | The three of us would chat about anything and everything for a while then Alan would take him into the surgery so that they could be private . ’ |
| 4 | When he was ready , the wind would take him off the beach . |
| 5 | In November 1959 he found himself back in Montreal , ‘ to renew his neurotic affiliations ’ as he was to repeat endlessly to journalists ; meeting his friends and family , sometimes bumping into his uncles who would take him for expensive meals at top restaurants — such as the Ritz — and hotels ; and generally awakening and reawakening those impulses and memories which would fire his imagination and energise his mind for months to come . |
| 6 | He was dressed in the garb of a typical construct worker , so that anybody he passed would take him for such . |
| 7 | He would marry another heiress , she knew that quite well , almost certainly one who would take him for his title , regardless of his character and conduct . |
| 8 | A Rush hat-trick tonight would take him past Hunt 's all-time Liverpool scoring record of 286 . |
| 9 | And so Fenella said , ‘ I wish you a safe journey , ’ and was pleased that her voice came out firm and perfectly calm , as if she was quite accustomed to seeing her brother off on a journey to the Court of a Sorceress , which would take him past all manner of weird and darkly enchanted places . |
| 10 | But come Sunday , who 'd bet against Nigel Mansell still being King of Formula One with another British Grand Prix victory … that would take him past Jackie Stewart 's 27 Grand Prix wins and even closer to that World Championship title he cherishes so much . |
| 11 | Only thing was his Mum would take him to the opticians again . |
| 12 | Boy was like that , he was hoping that somebody would take him to the place where everybody else was . |
| 13 | Fifteen minutes later McKillop was in the street waiting for a bus that would take him to Westminster where he could get a connection down to Kennington . |
| 14 | He trudged the long road to Keswick or often to Wythburn where the carrier , Jackson , would take him to Keswick when the Exhibition was held annually . |
| 15 | Failing that , perhaps Webb 's would take him to the Castle Inn in Wood Street , if he spoke to them nicely ? |
| 16 | He would take him to the Gates that evening and get him talking . |
| 17 | Unlike the kings of Israel who had aspired to the title of ‘ Son of Yahweh , Jesus displayed utter trust in his heavenly Father though the outlook was black as night ; utter obedience to his Father , even though it would take him to a cross ; and utter readiness to suffer — in bloody sweat there and then , and the blood , sweat and hell of crucifixion thereafter . |
| 18 | Either Mr Putt settle his long-standing and substantial account , or the tailor would take him to the debtor 's court . |
| 19 | This rocket was , this Scott said that that would take him to the moon . |
| 20 | After screening for some months on the surface of the mine , a boy would then link up with a collier who would take him as help-mate or butty in his stall . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , does he want a home for the priest , I would take him with pleasure , ’ said Bishop Jon , ‘ and no doubt you could find room for the other if called on . |
| 22 | She would take him at his word . |
| 23 | ‘ From there , ferry and all , to the place where he was ambushed , would take him at the most half an hour . |
| 24 | Colin Jelf knew victory would take him within a whisker of becoming British champion . |
| 25 | Kānchho , Kalchu 's younger brother , and Śa kar would take him in the morning , and Kānchho would stay there with him — if that was how it had to be . |
| 26 | Less than a year later he was embarked on a career which would take him from the industrial grime of Taibach into films and on to the West End with hardly a pause for breath . |
| 27 | His planned route would take him from Oban via Falmouth to the Canary Islands before striking out for either Bermuda or Newport , Rhode Island — a total voyage of about three months . |
| 28 | In the late evenings his mother would take him by the hand for walks , and would play the concertina to him when they got home . |
| 29 | A win for Oxford would take them above City . |
| 30 | It had taken her three full days and now they were to be carried downstairs and arranged in the hall , after which her sister would take them to the post office . |