But his later statements and answers to questions took place in private.

Metz let the statement take hold for a few seconds, then changed the subject.

Her statement took both international civilian and military officials in Sarajevo by surprise.

The statement took him aback, as she had guessed it would.

It is not clear what form, if any, the statement will take.

The statement took Senators to task for not joining the protest.

An environmental-impact statement for a single project can take years to produce and cost millions of dollars.

But his statement today said he was dropping the request and would take an unpaid leave from the school.

This last statement would take a lot of thinking.

This statement took Red a bit longer to think about.