Example sentences of "say [pers pn] [modal v] take a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I say I 'll take a stall and I 'll be there all day if anyone can help me . |
| 2 | There are plans for an event at the site next year , but organisers say it will take a different form . |
| 3 | Well I still think that well say you have a big massive thing and , and say it 'd take a hundred people mm er I suppose the bigger it is the more economical it is . |
| 4 | Doctor Staples says you may take a turn on the walks from now on . |
| 5 | This bloke says he wants four or five other vans by the end of next year and he says if you can get your driving lessons all done and passed he says you can take a van out on your own and have someone working under you I 'd , like you work under me . |
| 6 | But Barry Ward says we should take a closer look at the East of England . |
| 7 | The TE Electronics Inc manufacturing subsidiary that Tandy Corp plans to spin off , says it will take a $20m charge against results for the first half to December 31 to cover the cost of the proposed sale of its Micronic hand-held computer operation and a decision to close two small European offices of the Tandy/GRiD Europe subsidiary . |
| 8 | Nynex Corp says it will take a charge of $475m this year for adoption of the accounting change for post-retirement health benefits . |
| 9 | 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 ! ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He said it would take a week . |
| 12 | she can move them but she 's got no use in them , so they said it 'll take a long time |
| 13 | The fighting dimmed hopes of peace , but Lord Carrington , the former British foreign secretary who heads the EC peace talks , said he would take a tough line with the Serbian and Croatian military leaders . |