Example sentences of "[vb past] he [modal v] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gerry promised he 'd take care , promised to come back to me , but … ’ |
| 2 | Charles reckoned he could take advantage of her lethargic state to push a bit further . |
| 3 | As they arrived he would take them up to her in bed . |
| 4 | We cascaded down the stairs as the dog decided he could take going downstairs in his stride — and seethed across the station into the sunshine of the great outdoors ; where I observed two large policemen surrounding my estate car , notebooks in hand — and under the obvious impression that they were abut to make an easy collar . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's a fine afternoon — and early-closing day , so he decided he should take his camera along to the Tower of London . |
| 6 | Jason Donovan was also eleven , at school in Melbourne and also launching his acting career in Skyways , which he found exciting because it meant he could take some time off school . |
| 7 | No doubt , he felt he could take that in his stride . |
| 8 | But if John Postlethwaite went he would take Jane Postlethwaite with him . |
| 9 | When the time came , I knew he would take me to the asteroids , and we could serve the community together . |
| 10 | When Grainne slipped silently into his room , desire blazed up so uncontrollably that the banked-down emotions of a lifetime were swept aside , and he knew he would take her fiercely and violently . |
| 11 | Peter just could n't resist young blondes , and being the boss he knew he could take his pick — until he met Vanessa … |
| 12 | The young soldier felt reassured when he knew he could take his American Coonan 357 Magnum pistol . |
| 13 | She knew he 'd take the credit for her ideas ; then she gave a mental shrug . |
| 14 | She thought he might take her hand as they left the floor , but he did n't . |
| 15 | Well I never thought he 'd take it out and put it in in the drawer . |
| 16 | He said if the second stage of his fight to prosecute Dr Howe failed he would take it to the European Court of Human Rights . |
| 17 | Philip hoped he would take advantage of the chance and do his best . |
| 18 | The keepers had nets and baited meat which they hoped he would take … |
| 19 | I wanted to give him supper but he said he would take sandwiches up to his room and get on with his work . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | BANISHED weightlifter Andrew Davies protested his innocence last night and said he would take legal action to clear his name . |
| 22 | Mr Chambers said Mr Smith claimed he did not have £407 and , when he said he would take his Astra instead , Mr Smith said it had been sold . |
| 23 | Rain got through to Marshall who said he would take the call . |
| 24 | He stopped and said he would take me back to the Hall . |
| 25 | ‘ Yes , he joked and said he would take it to heaven with him . |
| 26 | In rare moments of leisure he liked to potter around the garden , and always said he would take up farming when he retired . |
| 27 | Yeah , oh , well April is Easter , April nineteen , twenty , twenty one , twenty two , and it looks like your father he said he might take some time in n it ? |
| 28 | When finally he did broach the subject of the ball , Isobel refused to take his invitation seriously and said he should take someone his own age . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Bodo said he 'd take me out and loan me one of his boards . |