Example sentences of "said they [vb mod] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other delegates said they would take economic and political measures to achieve their final aim , including forming independent economic ties with other Soviet republics . |
| 2 | Alison added , ‘ They said they would take it , but it is not quite certain that it will be performed . ’ |
| 3 | More than a third said they would take advantage of free insurance while one in four opted for free child places . |
| 4 | When the helicopter came to collect us , the crew said they would take everything in one journey rather than the expected two . |
| 5 | Goibniu remembered that Gnomes were reportedly extremely greedy , but said they would take a look at the designs now , if the Gnomes were quite ready , thus galvanising the Gnomes into anxious industry , resulting in much unpacking of knapsacks and unrolling of parchments and remarks such as , ‘ Who 's got the plan of the turquoise bracelet ? ’ and ‘ Why did we bring along four sketches for the everyday silver tiara ? ’ and ‘ Flaherty 's sitting on the Coronation sceptre ! ’ |
| 6 | Mr Cairns , a former Ulster teacher now lecturing in Japan who is home on a study project , said : ‘ They went for a meal to McDonalds and when the girls said they would take a taxi back to the Young Women 's Christian Association the boys told them not to take a black taxi because they were too expensive . |
| 7 | I thought you said they 'd take about four hours . ’ |
| 8 | But as the West German cities of Bremen and Hanover said they could take no more refugees , Berlin was still offering a warm welcome . |
| 9 | Only a few said they could take over calving ( mainly because of the physical aspect ) so the figure of 56% refers almost exclusively to lambing . |