Example sentences of "took [pron] as [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My eyes filled with tears , that took me as unexpectedly as one of the Corporal 's ambushes . |
| 2 | He dived away at the double and took himself as far as his long legs would carry him . |
| 3 | Her father 's work took him at least as far as Shalstone , Buckinghamshire , and her own work took her as far as Edgcote on the Oxfordshire border . |
| 4 | He made no attempt to detain her , but walked with her down the dark drive and took her as far as her own front door . |
| 5 | He went into motor racing for the fun of it and it seems unlikely that he ever took it as seriously as others thought it should be taken . |