Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] take [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 After breakfast at the palace all the inmates are thrown out , whatever the weather , and the only place he can take his child is outside : " Usually I take my little boy at weekends to the fair at Whitley Bay , or I take him on the metro and we sit at the front — he loves trains .
2 As a former winner at Dornoch ( 1985 ) , where nobody took him beyond the 16th green , Garth has the right credentials for a marathon week 's work — sound legs and wind , a good nerve , great concentration , and all the shots for a course that will test the strong and mock the timid .
3 Either you tip the dustmen to take it away or you take it to the tip yourself .
4 Like when we go to the laundrette , or she takes me to the swimming baths to have a hot shower .
5 ‘ They have admitted some of the questions on this paper are too difficult for the children and in Anthony 's school , where they took it as a class test , I believe the highest marks were about 40 or 42pc . ’
6 I got so tired of having juice pouring into my bag that I take it in a little lemonade bottle now .
7 Although it was late and Mr Edgar was tired after his journey , Joseph insisted , so I took him to the master 's room .
8 Soon after I got him I noticed a lump under his tummy , so I took him for a thorough check-up .
9 still a human error even though you know how to do it , and we can not guarantee that you 'll do it so it , so it is , the , it is very important that nobody takes anything off the shelf automatically assume
10 ‘ I insist that you take me to a fastline terminal .
11 Kathy Rooney had to leave me one night when we were dining at the Kensington Hilton , so she took me to the porter to arrange for him to take me upstairs to my room when I was ready .
12 She ran out and tried to send me away but I pretended Sabine was expecting me , so she took me to the studio .
13 I am recommending that we take her to the hospital immediately . ’
14 There is no reason here , and I think no reason at all , to doubt that we take it of a cause and its effect that if or since the cause occurred then so did the effect .
15 Sometimes the king allowed subjects to take deer for themselves in his forests ; the warden 's duty was to see to it that they had a proper writ of warranty when they came to his forest , that they did not take more than the specified number , and that they took them in the prescribed manner .
16 And it surprises me that they took him into the Force , 'cos he 's made no secret of it an' you know yourself how they 're thought about . ’
17 Louise was on a normal double decker bus with over thirty of her schoolfriends when the driver appeared to be angered by their continually ringing the bell ; so much so that he took them on a six mile detour .
18 ‘ I 'm not sure whether I should be flattered or otherwise , ’ her host drawled , and she decided on the spot that she hated men with sophisticated wit — was he saying that he took it as a compliment , or not , that he only got one mention at lunchtime ?
19 He 's mad on polo so he takes me to the Hurlingham Club to watch him play .
20 The flat was mine , you see , but he 'd bought the furniture , so he took everything except the child 's cot .
21 He was mystified by this phenomenon ; it had never happened to him before , so he took it as a kind of omen .
22 had to have one for a short while , she was quite young and I , we 'd only just moved here and I took her to the vet the used to be in Sandhurst , they said it was a bee sting , they put purple stuff on it
23 It was entirely our responsibility and that evening to well past midnight Leon and I took her through the changes until she was satisfied that she knew the policy thoroughly .
24 My mother then gathered them up and put them in a container , and I took them to a nearby stream and let them go with goodness knows what effect on the environment .
25 And as part of the deal , I had some petty cash with which to buy them all sandwiches and coffee so they could get changed or dressed while they ate and I took them to the next job if they had one , or wherever they wanted to go .
26 Melinda pleaded a headache and went inside , and I took them across the road to the soft drinks stall to hear the report of the uncle , and then get rid of them .
27 I got him into the factory and from there we got the ambulance and … and I took him to the Royal Victoria Infirmary . ’
28 P. E. A man dropped dead in front of me on the street and I took him to the mortuary and I got into trouble over it because I did n't search the body properly .
29 This was going on for a couple of days , so I was getting worried and I took him to the prison doctor and he says , ‘ It might be with you breastfeeding , try him on the bottle . ’
30 When Stephanie 's mother died we found in the bungalow a watch , it must of been given I would of thought to her father probably for his twenty first and I took it to a jewellers in Elton , well that 's all he does is watches actually apart from jewellery .
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