Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Visitors must not take in presents , except cigarettes — which must be smoked there and then . |
| 2 | Unless specifically instructed by the council , a councillor must not take part in the execution of works or actions ordered by the council . |
| 3 | He must not take part in the consideration or discussion of the matter or vote upon it . |
| 4 | She must not take any risks , Davis , but she will need the experience before riding to hounds , ’ he agreed . |
| 5 | You must not take risks and the idea is to hit the opposing tackler and keep the momentum going through second phase , which is not pretty to watch — and not always effective if the other team can tackle , as England showed us recently at Murrayfield . |
| 6 | Those taking up job-release allowances must not take a job or set up in business on their own , and their employer must undertake to recruit as soon as possible a registered unemployed worker . |
| 7 | Briefly then , the rule of dovetailing ( like all other artistic laws ) must not take precedence of common sense , but must be regarded as the normal procedure , and deviations from it as exceptions requiring justification . |
| 8 | If there is any suspicion that the building may be inhabited entry must not take place without police assistance . |
| 9 | ( 7 ) Once a bona fide offer has been made or is believed to be imminent , the board of the target company must not take any action which would frustrate that offer or deny shareholders an opportunity to decide on its merits , unless the action is approved by the shareholders in general meeting . |
| 10 | Theory and criticism should not take second place to imaginative writing ’ … |
| 11 | The calculations are , as you will see from the examples in this guide , simple to make and should not take much time . |
| 12 | As a result , solicitors argue that managers should not take commission on what the artist is being paid each night , but on the money the band earns as profit after having paid for the PA , lights , accommodation and other expenses . |
| 13 | The idea of taxing what most people regard as their birthright , fresh air , is startling , but perhaps Tolba is right : we should not take it for granted . |
| 14 | The second , referred to obscurely in Helen 's last letter from Margate , was Mr Thomas 's decision that Edward should not take up a Civil Service post , but instead prepare himself for an Oxford entrance scholarship . |
| 15 | In deference to German wishes , the EC agreed that recognition of Bosnia should not take place from yesterday , April 6 , a date still remembered in the Balkans as the anniversary of the Nazi invasion in 1941 . |
| 16 | This information is for guidance only and you should not take action without specific advice . |
| 17 | Information gathering should not take place until a careful assessment has been made of the management tasks and decisions which require information . |
| 18 | But , more important , the participating schools should not take only the very clever . |
| 19 | If he does , he should ask the helper simply to make sure that the cars stop for long enough to allow him to cross : the helper should not take the patient 's arm and hurry him across . |
| 20 | It is a most important matter that a councillor should not take advantage of his position and use it for his own personal gain . |
| 21 | Whilst you are waiting for the expert help to arrive , there is no reason why you should not take the person 's case and find a remedy for him . |
| 22 | If we accept the internal validity of their study we should not take the findings beyond the limits they set down themselves . |
| 23 | No one would argue that , in principle and in practice , testing should not take place and information be made available to all those who need to know about it . |
| 24 | If they do , then there is no reason why this breed should not take its place among the other pedigree types . |
| 25 | People taking certain medicines should not take alcohol at the same time , or maybe not take it at all because the alcohol will have a more pronounced effect under/or the effect of the medicine will be altered . |
| 26 | You should not take rejection too personally in these circumstances , but you should do all you can to build on the experience . |
| 27 | However , where the situation is unclear , the European Court has recently held that the national court should not take a final decision , but should stay proceedings or adopt interim measures and seek assistance from the Commission or the Court . |
| 28 | Most experts are hard pushed to explain why normal , healthy people should not take E. Some suggest that it may promote Parkinson 's disease — after all , the symptoms are fairly similar : short-term memory loss , the shakes , jaw-ache and constant chewing . |
| 29 | It is n't prescribed for people under 19 or over 65 , and you should not take it if you have heart trouble , particularly angina . |
| 30 | why in due course , if proper use is made of native institutions , those races which are now subject should not take their places in the ranks of that group of allied nations , as they may I think rightly be called , which forms the [ self-governing ] British Empire … |