Example sentences of "took she [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her acceleration took her towards these beams , so they would have less distance to travel than normal . |
| 2 | There 'd be a flogging or worse if they took her with stolen clothes . |
| 3 | He showed her over the nearby castle , took her for long drives , and on the last day of his — as he called it — ‘ snatched holiday ’ , seemingly relaxed and happy to be playing truant from the demands of his busy life , he drove to Bettystown . |
| 4 | ‘ I took her on six years ago and she finished up managing our design workshop . |
| 5 | I took her outside this morning and she is the typical scaredy cat she is ! |
| 6 | He said to Rain : ‘ She left them behind when I took her to Nice . |
| 7 | ‘ You never took her to that hole , Vic ? ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Damian took her to one of the balcony restaurants , and they shared a dozen fresh oysters on the shell in the cool sunlight . |
| 11 | But Christine , 37 , insisted on going home for a snack before an ambulance took her to Royal Hallamshire hospital . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | So I took her through that holiday in greater detail . |
| 14 | Alex put it on her finger with a sure movement , took her by both hands , and kissed her closely on the mouth . |
| 15 | At the door , Xanthe took her by both hands and held her so hard Miranda felt her nails cut into the palms and her eyes met hers with a pale blue flare , as clear as her father 's , and as unassailable , as she breathed out , holding Miranda by her side , and turned to face her father across the room . |
| 16 | I took her by both hands and I started to swing her in a circle , singing as I went , shouting the words of the song over and over again . |
| 17 | He took her by both hands , and drew her up to stand breast to breast with him . |
| 18 | It took her from 25 February to 30 June to save a shilling , but once she had accomplished that she was content that she could manage and ‘ never let it trouble me again ’ . |
| 19 | She was only thirteen stone when they took her in that last time , she was massive , she must of only been about five foot |
| 20 | There she acquired the qualifications that took her in 1881 to Newnham College , Cambridge , where she got a first in the moral sciences tripos in 1884 , and a second in history in 1885 ; she also helped to form the Association of Assistant Mistresses . |