Example sentences of "said he [vb mod] take " in BNC.

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1 I wanted to give him supper but he said he would take sandwiches up to his room and get on with his work .
2 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 .
3 BANISHED weightlifter Andrew Davies protested his innocence last night and said he would take legal action to clear his name .
4 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 .
5 Rain got through to Marshall who said he would take the call .
6 He stopped and said he would take me back to the Hall .
7 ‘ Yes , he joked and said he would take it to heaven with him .
8 In rare moments of leisure he liked to potter around the garden , and always said he would take up farming when he retired .
9 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 ?
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 Bodo said he 'd take me out and loan me one of his boards .
13 I could n't believe it when he said he 'd take the room .
14 Well he said he 'd take the radio .
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