Example sentences of "taking [pers pn] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone is being extra nice to me and , best of all , Pa is taking me to the yard tomorrow . |
| 2 | Over a year on from the hurricane blast of ‘ Purity ’ they still petrify , the blustery emotional gales of their live outings still taking me to the brink of a seizure . |
| 3 | Refusing to rise to the bait , she visualised and counted ten elephants , a hangover habit from her childhood , then , her voice tightly controlled , asked , ‘ Would you please explain why you insisted on bringing me here instead of taking me to the Trevi ? ’ |
| 4 | PICASSO keeps taking me to the Rotonde , ’ the rising young poet Jean Cocteau wrote to a friend in 1916 . |
| 5 | He 's the young man who 's taking me to the concert and I have n't known him long enough to be late . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's taking me to the pin of my collar to keep up in the matter of sheer technical knowledge . |
| 7 | ‘ She 's taking me to the Tower of London . |
| 8 | They hugged each other , and then taking me by the hand we went into the street and made our way home . |
| 9 | Erm , it was not possible to get your views in , as it were , personnel terms rather than financial terms on that er report , but er as it were on your behalf , we supported the Treasurer 's er recommendation for reasons set out in paragraph one four , and if I can er explain that for you a little little more , de-regulation could mean , that each employing authority has it 's own scheme of superannuation , or not , and if not would simply leave employees in a position of taking them off the state scheme S E R P S or going for a personal pension . |
| 10 | We argue out the whys and wherefores of putting our aged relatives in geriatric homes , taking early retirement , buying a pet for the children , or taking them to the circus . |
| 11 | Taking them to the surgery for routine checks ensures that they should not associate this with unpleasant stimuli . |
| 12 | And instead of taking them to the operating room for a T U R , instead we took them to the urodynamics lab . |
| 13 | Macaques were picking up potatoes , taking them to the sea , and washing the sand off the potatoes ; they used one hand to dip the potato into the sea , and the other to brush the sand off . |
| 14 | He had got as far as the packaging and labelling them at his premises prior to taking them to the ship . |
| 15 | In November 1941 they became 101 Troop of 6 Commando , with Lieutenant Smith in command , and were attached to the naval shore base HMS Lynx , from which they operated , with MTBs , submarines , or other carriers taking them to the area of their target beaches . |
| 16 | This would involve a small bus ferrying disabled shoppers from their homes and taking them into the heart of the town before returning them direct to their front door . |
| 17 | Still 's wretched luck initially followed him into management when he was replaced as Maidstone boss immediately after taking them into the Football League in 1989 . |
| 18 | This was protected on the landward side by the Portsea Lines but the garrison would be harassed by small boats taking them in the rear via the channel between Portsea and Hayling Island . |
| 19 | Some men get just as turned on by nuzzling and licking the cock and balls without taking them in the mouth . |
| 20 | If you took them in the daytime , they 'd come back , but taking them in the dark , when they were asleep into the woodlands , they 'd settle much better do you see . |
| 21 | ( Crawford 's ultimate suspension from school came two weeks before he was due to take his leaving exams and he gained two CSEs by taking them in the hostel he was staying at . ) |
| 22 | All you 're doing is taking them from the objection , which is , well , we 're not prepared to give a decision , take them from that objection to where you want them do it with me , can you do it ? |
| 23 | I 'm taking you to the bank , ’ he muttered in her ear , his voice reverberating through her body . |
| 24 | ‘ Taking you to the gig , ’ she said , in a preoccupied tone . |
| 25 | ‘ I am taking you to the dressing-room where the ladies are gathered , they would be your best customers , I do n't doubt . ’ |
| 26 | I am taking you to the house of Robert Asshe , in Holborn . |
| 27 | While 4 glasses of wine is considered safe , more than that could be taking you into the danger area of getting cirrhosis of the liver . |
| 28 | Today I 'm taking you in the carriage to Millcote to buy you some elegant clothes . |
| 29 | We 're taking you in the car . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Scotland Yard , ’ he informed Mr Multhrop severely , taking him for the doorman as he marched through the doors of the Imperial Hotel . |