Example sentences of "took you [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How long were you driving for after they took you away from the family ? ’ |
| 2 | He said it was clear to him you were pining away , and that you could only be saved if I took you away and made love to you for the rest of our lives . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I took you apart ? ’ she said incredulously . |
| 4 | There were kids dressed in velvet cloaks who lived free lives ; there were thousands of black people everywhere , so I would n't feel exposed ; there were bookshops with racks of magazines printed without capital letters or the bourgeois disturbance of full stops ; there were shops selling all the records you could desire ; there were parties where girls and boys you did n't know took you upstairs and fucked you ; there were all the drugs you could use . |
| 5 | Tt how long had the erm journey took you then from from from Nottingham down to Albusate |
| 6 | I very nearly took you then and there , standing up , in a cold dark cave … after that I needed a little time to sort through my feelings , sabiha tieghi … ’ |
| 7 | Then the righteous will reply , ‘ Lord , when was it that we saw you hungry and fed you , or thirsty and gave you drink , a stranger and took you home , or naked and clothed you ? |
| 8 | ‘ Tell me , then , what would my wife your mother do if I took you home with me ? |
| 9 | I went and ordered a taxi , and I took you home . ’ |
| 10 | Mystified parents , who ought to know better , ask : ‘ What took you so long ? |
| 11 | ‘ What took you so long ? |
| 12 | ‘ Their reaction ’ , he says , ‘ is likely to be ‘ What took you so long ? ’ ’ |
| 13 | Ca n't think what took you so long to get around to it , old chap , ’ Aubrey said . |
| 14 | ‘ When it took you so long to get here , I thought you must have gone on up to his place with him , but I suppose Nicky Kai is still in residence . |
| 15 | What took you so long ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ What took you so long , then ? ’ demanded Araminta snappily , looking daggers at Theda . |
| 17 | They say , ah well , we followed you for a tenth of a mile , right , and it took you so long to cover that . |
| 18 | But what took you so long getting home ? |
| 19 | ‘ I almost took you seriously for a minute . |
| 20 | I do n't understand what took you there . ’ |
| 21 | Who took you there ? |
| 22 | Who was it who took you there ? |
| 23 | Wh wh who took you there . |