Example sentences of "takes [pron] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before waiting for an answer she takes me by the hand and leads me on to the dance floor . |
| 2 | She takes me by the hand , but stops , and kisses Bob straight on the lips . |
| 3 | Now what tends to happen is , as you know , there is lots and lots of different guests on his chat show and if he feels threatened by them in any way shape or form , what he does he relaxes her , comes in over the top , turns them over , takes them by the shoulder and pushes them into the chair and what he is saying , he is saying , this is my chat show , do n't you submit . |
| 4 | Though the company has already muted Cisco 's marketing ( dropping the slogan : ‘ It takes you by surprise ’ ) , Mrs Novello says it must do more — perhaps change the bottle 's shape and colour . |
| 5 | This walk takes you by the River Bure to Upton Dyke and then back along quiet lanes and through woods and fields . |
| 6 | The chasse á la palombe or pigeon-shooting is a custom of the Basque country which takes you by surprise , so intense is it . |
| 7 | HAMLET , with his doublet all unbraced , no hat upon his head , his stockings fouled , ungartered and down-gyred to his ankle , pale as his shirt , his knees knocking each other … and with a look so piteous , he takes her by the wrist and holds her hard , then he goes to the length of his arm , and with his other hand over his brow , falls to such perusal of her face as he would draw it … |
| 8 | Tall and elegantly mustachioed , David Esterly is a softly spoken Californian in his mid-forties whose passion for Grinling Gibbons takes him by surprise even today . |
| 9 | I love to watch him , because he 's intelligent and he has extraordinary drive and he takes us by surprise , but he is n't an intuitive actor , and we 're aware of how cleverly he 's playing the part . ‘ |
| 10 | Whenever our reality changes for the better , in a way which takes us by surprise , we should get to work on our self-image fast ! |