Example sentences of "took [pers pn] to [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Romano took me to one side — my father was sitting at his desk — and told me that I had a great future in front of me and that people would be prepared to sell property to the Damianis . |
| 2 | Last year , before I decided to settle here for keeps , my business took me to one of the great northern cities , chief among those of the prosperous world . |
| 3 | Before they left , she took me to one side . |
| 4 | The very first film I made with Roy he took me to one side and he said ’ you 've been working a lot in the theatre and you 're playing to the back row of the the dress circle which is right for the theatre . ’ |
| 5 | It took me to twenty to stand into a half crouch and reach up for the bolt . |
| 6 | Their search took them to six countries , with the contract finally going to Toronto-based Lovat . |
| 7 | A 49 after a safety exchange took him to 4–4 , but Hendry reeled off three successive breaks of the highest quality to put daylight between them . |
| 8 | Mr Christopher 's trip took him to six Arab countries , Jordan , Egypt , Syria , Saudi Arabia , Kuwait and Lebanon , and Israel . |
| 9 | A penalty and a conversion took him to 403 , still within sight of John Liley 's record of 439 with three weeks of the season left . |
| 10 | The Champ , who retired six years , was an institution and his extraordinary finishing burst took him to 20 track records . |
| 11 | His second success took him to 1,000 points as an All Black , his record including non-Test matches . |
| 12 | His second success took him to 1,000 points as an All Black , his record including non-Test matches . |
| 13 | Only when the head of accounting ( ’ an ‘ acceptable ’ woman 's role ’ ) took her to one side and showed her the company 's payroll did she realise that while she was bringing in the most revenue , she was being paid the smallest salary . |
| 14 | He did not volunteer any further suggestions but took her to one of the few French restaurants he knew in Soho , where hopefully she would not be reminded of the man she loved . |
| 15 | Damian took her to one of the balcony restaurants , and they shared a dozen fresh oysters on the shell in the cool sunlight . |
| 16 | Four victories and two second places took her to 140 points before the Christmas break , almost 100 ahead of the next best , Switzerland 's Chantal Bournissen . |
| 17 | So , before I left London , I took it to one of the maids at Richmond Palace , and do you know what she said ? ’ |
| 18 | A speedy journey in the boats took us to one of the 365 islands in Lough Erne . |