l’a emmené ; lui a pris
Took him by the balls and pulled ever so gently.
Je lui ai attrapé les couilles et ai tiré tout doucement.
— Leviathan (2014)
Next morning, a few soldiers took him away and he never came back.
Le lendemain matin, quelques soldats l'ont emmené et il n'est jamais revenu.
— Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
I thought so too at first, I even took him to see doctors.
Moi aussi, je le pensais au début, je l'ai même emmené voir des médecins.
— Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
Secondly, before he could assemble it, a gang of bank robbers took him hostage.
Deuxièmement, avant qu'il ne puisse l'assembler, une bande de braqueurs de banque l'a pris en otage.
— Amélie (2001)
The translation of the French novel took him more than three months.
La traduction du roman français lui a pris plus de trois mois.