Example sentences of "[adj] [noun prp] [conj] took " in BNC.

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1 The Johnson group seized the wounded Doe and took him away , while the ECOWAS force looked on , apparently helpless .
2 He got the pending Indian debate brought forward a week to 12 March and took little counsel about the form of his speech , although receiving plenty of advice from his colleagues to strike a conciliatory note .
3 He put a hand under her arm and turned her towards a silver-grey Rolls that took up all the parking space outside her shop .
4 Six members of staff restrained Sigsworth and took him into a secure room where he was injected with a drug and the police were called .
5 Backed Tiny Thomas and took home £4 .
6 But we have reports that Palestinians and other ex-patriots they helped the invading Iraquis and took part in the looting .
7 First though I wanted a break from downtown Budapest and took a cab out to Margit-sziget ( Margaret Island ) .
8 The dusts of hell , Cadalora miraculously escaped injury after getting rammed by Evelyn , rushed back to the pits , jumped on his other NSR and took pole position
9 Soon after they 'd finished one of them returned , unchained Frank and took him out .
10 Later they returned , unchained Terry and took him upstairs .
11 He roused and saddled a snoring Philomel and took the road to London Bridge .
12 TV REPORTER Michael Nicholson told last night how he smuggled a nine-year-old girl out of war-torn Yugoslavia and took her home to his family .
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