Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] would take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gerry promised he 'd take care , promised to come back to me , but … ’ |
| 2 | I never dreamed anyone would take offence because my feet are always under the court benches . ’ |
| 3 | But if John Postlethwaite went he would take Jane Postlethwaite with him . |
| 4 | I always knew it would take time . |
| 5 | He wanted her to relax into happiness — physically , mentally , spiritually — but he knew it would take time . |
| 6 | She knew it would take courage to ring that number . |
| 7 | Angela Cartwright , as chairman of the local Party , explained the procedure for calling a Special General Meeting if Grunte was to be de-selected , and the meeting adjourned after Carole Swan said she would take soundings among members of the Party after the conference . |
| 8 | More than a third said they would take advantage of free insurance while one in four opted for free child places . |
| 9 | Philip hoped he would take advantage of the chance and do his best . |
| 10 | Henry 's replies were equally blunt ; he offered help but said it would take time and , if matters should prove too difficult , she was to return immediately to England . |
| 11 | Describing a bypass as ‘ pie in the sky ’ the spokesman said it would take years to achieve while action was needed now . |
| 12 | I wanted to give him supper but he said he would take sandwiches up to his room and get on with his work . |
| 13 | Comment was dominated by the critic Mark Steyn who kicked opera in the teeth and said he 'd take Frank Loesser in preference to Puccini any time . |
| 14 | Mrs Ivory became unsettled and talked of returning home but her husband , a 39-year-old unemployed surveyor , never suspected she would take Chatchai . |
| 15 | ‘ We wondered who would take care of our orange groves . |
| 16 | Convinced of the Texel 's potential , despite the breed 's bumpy start in the early days when too many part-bred rams were passed off as pures , the Martins ensured they would take time in selecting sound foundation stock . |