1.   A popular independent candidate could create problems for the Democrats by taking away votes.

2.   I think we should take a vote on whether or not to accept their offer.

3.   None of the committee members raised any objections, so we took a vote.

4.   They took a vote and picked Bernard.

5.   We should take a vote on whether or not to accept their offer.

6.   They took a vote and decided not to do it.

7.   Once the vote was taken, things quieted down quickly.

8.   No vote was taken, but the majority of delegates reportedly expressed a preference for the retention of the present de facto one-party system.

9.   When a formal vote was taken by the Council of Ministers, the record of the vote would be published.

10.   Right colleagues, I propose to take the vote now.