Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [verb] [Wh adv] [pers pn] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I did n't understand why he took the penalty . |
| 2 | Lentils coming from Ethiopia , you get wheat from the States , rice from the States , ap apples from France , tea from India , coffee from Brazil and Columbia , sugar from the Windward Islands , bananas from all over the place , you know those are the things that keep us alive , no , you know , whether we one think they are or not , but I mean them things are what keeps the economy alive for one , it 's also what keeps us personally alive if you do n't know why we take an interest in Third World issues , I would say that it 's that , we 're dependent on these countries , we could produce enough foods for our own needs , but we would n't have oranges , coffee , tea , sugar , you know cos we ca n't grow them in this country we , we really depend on those things to stay alive , and for that reason alone we should have some kind of interest , if you went to Kenya for example they would be staggered at how little you know about their country given how much they know about yours they know a lot about this country , a lot of it is a bit loopy , but then what you know about their country is probably a bit off centre as well , and you know I hope that this is something that we 're reversing in this section , our perceptions of the Third World or the south or whatever we choose to call it , colour a lot of the things that we think and do and say and it increases the amount of racism that there is around us all , all those kind of things , erm and I think that it is really important to look at what a perception is , you know , for example what 's your perception of this ? |
| 3 | I do n't know why he took it so fucking personally . |
| 4 | Yes that 's been crocheted this one , yeah I ca n't do it , that , that one 's a knitted one , but I ca n't erm I just ca n't crochet , I can knit I 've tried , but I 've tried I just ca n't do it I do n't know why I take the hobby my plants , I 've , I grow those violets from leaves , look behind |
| 5 | I do n't know why I took hold of the rope , but I did . |
| 6 | I 'm sure I do n't know why you took 'er in if yer did n't mean to treat 'er kindly . |
| 7 | I do n't know why it took me a long time to get into the match . |
| 8 | Ah , God , I do n't know how you take your job . |