Example sentences of "they take [pron] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He watched the engineer go , and then turned and let them take him up to the wall-walk , and down into the beleaguered city where , once , the Genoese had planned to keep him hostage while his company fought for Carlotta .
2 They took them out of the war yes because er the allies dropped these two bombs on these two Japanese cities
3 They took them back to the barracks in the Bazaar .
4 They took me down to the labour room .
5 They took me down to the labour ward and offered me a sedative to help me sleep .
6 ‘ Anyway , ’ he said , in a conversational tone , ‘ then they took me down to the morgue . ’
7 Joe recalls : ‘ When it was all over they took me back to the room , chained me up , and that was the very last I ever heard of it .
8 The Men came for me where I huddled in the marram grass and they took me back to the low cage .
9 ‘ That night , they took me out into the desert and beat me .
10 They took me out with the wounded .
11 Lizzy was so far gone by this time that she just smiled at them as they took her out to the meat wagon .
12 They took us back into the main passageway , past the hall and into a small chamber where Gavin Douglas , Earl of Angus , whom I had glimpsed during the banquet , now lounged in a chair .
13 They let us see him for a couple of minutes , and then they took us back to the prison .
14 They took you out of the truck ? ’
15 They took it over to the rose-bed under her window and the marks corresponded .
16 Well just , just a final point , would it be worthwhile er informing the District Council of the history of the site , Chairman , because they may not be aware , as the , as the new owners of the site , they took it over from the Southwell District Council on reorganization .
17 In the end I bullied Andy , I said , Andy there is something fishy about this fire he said well it 's possible he said that it was erm a display model and every time anybody came in and needed a replacement part instead of sending for the part they took it out of the display model !
18 So everything that would hold water was put on the stove and er he did and then it they took it out to the
19 They took it down to the burning gha where two rivers meet in a rolling pool of green and white , and where at night the restless spirits of the dead wall to the roar of the crashing waters .
20 sort this out sensibly , the police overreact , they arrest him at midnight in the clothes he stands up in , they take him down to the police station , he 's held in the police station for about thirty six hours or so , something like that , er instead of being brought before the court straight away and released on bail straight away , they , they keep him in custody where he 's never been before , er and Madam he 's then released on bail but court imposes silly conditions on him , conditions that he should n't go back to his home address , he ca n't go and see his girlfriend , he ca n't go and see his children , er , and Madam it seems to be an abuse of the process really of the court to behave in this way .
21 And as there is n't an Inquisition any more , they take it out on the horses .
22 When anything like this happens in Waldron City everybody starts shouting for action , and as they have n't much idea just what kind of action they expect they take it out on the administration , and that means Wilson .
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