Example sentences of "[pron] took [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took him for dead , |
| 2 | He give me them , I took them for three days , right , I did n't come down for a fortnight and Russell 'll tell you that , I was high as a kite . |
| 3 | So I took her through that holiday in greater detail . |
| 4 | I took her outside this morning and she is the typical scaredy cat she is ! |
| 5 | He said to Rain : ‘ She left them behind when I took her to Nice . |
| 6 | ‘ I took her on six years ago and she finished up managing our design workshop . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I took you through old London 's streets , |
| 9 | I took you over many a sea , |
| 10 | I took it on full time , ’ she said . |
| 11 | So , before I left London , I took it to one of the maids at Richmond Palace , and do you know what she said ? ’ |
| 12 | I took it to this kid at |
| 13 | ‘ I took it by popular demand , ’ said Kelly . |
| 14 | The Victorian was an integral part of a Northants revival which took them from 13th in the Championship table in 1951 to second place , behind the all-conquering Surrey combination , in 1957 . |
| 15 | It was just that he had strange ideas which took him into bad company . |
| 16 | John Pemberton was Palace 's genial and gutsy full-back throughout our promotion drive to Division one in 1988–89 and then in The Eagles ' progress to the FA Cup Final and Replay of' 1990 Indeed , his surging run in the semi-final against Liverpool at Villa Park , which took him past several defender s , before he delivered the cross from which Mark Bright put the Palace on terms and on the way to our stunning victory , will probably remain for ever in the memories of those who saw it , even though he impressed enormously in the two Cup Finals against Manchester United 's sophisticated and costly imports . |
| 17 | At sixteen he ran away from Harrow , and set up as a film director , work which took him to central Europe and east Africa , but proved financially unrewarding . |
| 18 | While the EC was debating its approach to the problems of Eastern Europe the president-elect of another distressed part of the world was nearing the end of a pre-inaugural tour which took him to all the major capitals . |
| 19 | Perhaps his father had the kind of job which took him to many parts of the country , and possibly he took the boy with him , I do not know . |
| 20 | The winner on the day was Francois Lombard — a result which took him to third place overall in the championships . |
| 21 | To his professional duties he had added the role of Departmental Safety Officer , and it was this experience which took him in 1977 to Imperial College in the new post of College Safety Director . |
| 22 | These cases have the very valuable result of getting a clear decision from the House of Lords , upheld in this respect by the European Court of Human Rights which took nothing from that decision , that such former members owe a lifelong duty of confidentiality . |
| 23 | After lunch we took one of the trains hauled by 1618 which took us to Horsted Keynes and up the new extension to New Coombe Bridge . |
| 24 | She took them with such sweetness , and grace , with such a look of affectionate gratitude and pleasure , that Gabriel felt like the Wise Man who presented frankincense to the Virgin Mary . |
| 25 | Somehow , and from somewhere , a beautiful young woman appeared — this was no imagined vision — and she took them to some hot springs where they all ended up naked . |
| 26 | She took them in unsteady hands stained with grave marks , and peered with suspicion at the manufacturer 's name . |
| 27 | Beth was convinced that Matthew would run away if she took him from this house , then what would become of him ? |
| 28 | Before they left , she took me to one side . |
| 29 | she took it on six year , he says seven to eighty so she looks like working for next six year |
| 30 | Mrs Browning handed her Ellen 's missive as though it were hardly fit to handle and she took it with equal reluctance . |