Example sentences of "say [pron] took [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Praxis says it took less time to install the ANDF version of the program than the 15 minutes it takes to compile the C sources of Wingz .
2 I was talking to her and I said do you work ? and she said no I do n't and she said my children are I V F children In vitro fertilization , so I said how come ? , how fascinating , she said it was n't very fascinating I can assure you , she said it took five years to have them , well she put plainly they pioneered it down there did n't they ?
3 Among those offering concrete commitments were National Westminster Bank , which said it took environmental issues into account when considering loan requests [ see ED 58 ] , and the Austin Reed clothing company , which claims to encourage its suppliers to meet environmental standards .
4 Dr Marc Cartwright , anaesthetist on the cardiac arrest team , said it took several minutes to spot the mistake and insert the tube properly .
5 Mr Jones , who was accompanied sub-officer James Gibson , said it took ten minutes to complete the rescue operation .
6 Mr Hannis said he took two people in for ten weeks .
7 Mr Mulroney said he took unpopular steps for the country 's good , privatising state companies and lowering inflation and fiscal deficits .
8 I can only say I took some heart in all of this from the following interchange which had taken place on 1 May between my good friend Sir Patrick McNair-Wilson ( Member of Parliament for the New Forest ) and the prime minister , Margaret Thatcher .
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