Example sentences of "take [pers pn] [adv] by [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is a question that takes me utterly by surprise as you obviously admire all this . |
| 2 | Suddenly , from out of the shadows , a man ran towards my car , yanked open the passenger door and jumped in , taking me completely by surprise . |
| 3 | The question took me completely by surprise . |
| 4 | The rush took me completely by surprise , and I think what contributed to it was that a lot of industry had closed down early , schools were closed , and many people had taken extended holiday . |
| 5 | ‘ It took me completely by surprise , ’ he said . |
| 6 | ‘ It took me completely by surprise , ’ he said . |
| 7 | They immobilised the 26 babies of the herd and took them away by helicopter , and the government ‘ very reluctantly ’ shot the rest of the elephants . |
| 8 | Smiling at her brand-new husband she slid her hand into his , taking him somewhat by surprise although he responded instantly and correctly by giving her short , brown fingers a squeeze and then , realizing he could do rather better , raising them to his lips . |
| 9 | Taking her completely by surprise , he caught hold of her arm and pulled her towards him . |
| 10 | The flash of heat that surged through him as their fingers touched took him completely by surprise . |
| 11 | Mandy 's candour took him completely by surprise , and it was obvious he was not a man accustomed to being surprised . |
| 12 | His words took her completely by surprise . |
| 13 | The haughty face was still for a second more and then he began to laugh softly , warm , dark laughter that took her completely by surprise . |
| 14 | The thought took her completely by surprise . |
| 15 | ‘ We must assume he took her completely by surprise . ’ |
| 16 | The sudden rush of cooler air as the door was thrust open took her completely by surprise . |
| 17 | His convulsive thrust , the sheer unexpected size of the invasion , at this pinnacle of flayed emotions and raw honesty , took her entirely by surprise . |
| 18 | For some it will be too late to fully recover more creative ways of asking the world to help them find what they need , rather than taking it brutally by theft , rape , or murder . |
| 19 | ‘ Do excuse us , you took us so by surprise . ’ |
| 20 | You could see that my attack had taken him completely by surprise . |
| 21 | Having taken her slowly by surprise |
| 22 | This visit , like the last , had taken her totally by surprise . |
| 23 | Alain has taken her back by car . |
| 24 | In 1707 , for example , when one of the Duke of Montrose 's associates found himself in legal difficulties , he begged for his chiefs intervention , pointing out that ‘ my pursuer is laterlie marryed to a near relative of the Justice Clerks and My Lord Arnistons , which makes it more necessar Your Gr[ace] should interest your self to take it away by arbitratione ’ . |