Example sentences of "they took [pron] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 As I recall , they took him out in a refrigerator once , but the usual method with the hostages was to wrap them in blankets or carpet , strapped up with grey plumber 's tape , cover them in sheets , then wheel them out in the middle of the night and stuff them in a van or the boot of a car for the journey .
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 They took me along to a service at the North Shore Christian Fellowship on the Sunday after the Night of the Great North Wind .
10 ‘ That night , they took me out into the desert and beat me .
11 They took me out with the wounded .
12 Lizzy was so far gone by this time that she just smiled at them as they took her out to the meat wagon .
13 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 .
14 They let us see him for a couple of minutes , and then they took us back to the prison .
15 And we flew from er that was from London , we flew from the Croydon Airport in London , and er we , you went down to er an , a small office near Victoria Station in these days and er you w we , you put your luggage in there and then they took you out on a special bus to Croydon .
16 They took you out of the truck ? ’
17 They took it over to the rose-bed under her window and the marks corresponded .
18 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 .
19 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 !
20 So everything that would hold water was put on the stove and er he did and then it they took it out to the
21 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 .
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