Example sentences of "took me into the " in BNC.

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1 She took me into the first-floor front room , where my father had already been laid out in his coffin .
2 ‘ When he took me into the lead I did n't want to be there that soon — so many horses have been caught after being clear , ’ he said .
3 I had a marvellous ride all the way round and he just took me into the lead .
4 She took me into the nurses ' changing-room .
5 At eleven she sent Gwenellen to take over temporarily and took me into the duty-room .
6 ‘ Soon after that a different Man came by car and he put me in a carrier cage and took me into the darkness of a long journey , over bumpy roads , on to a ship , and into the most terrible place of all , an iron cage with obscured windows , which raced through the night clattering and clattering , a regular rhythm of metallic sound .
7 On my first day in the job he took me into the director 's Portakabin , put his arm around me and , showing me the empty trophy case , said ‘ Your job , Les , is to fill that cabinet before I die . ’
8 He took me into the office and gave me a chair .
9 A maid took me into the sitting room , where a very pretty lady with dark hair was working at a typewriter .
10 That was a lot of money in those days and the others were so impressed , they took me into the sing-song and had me elected by acclamation . ’
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