Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb pp] to take the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Microscopes that ‘ see ’ with sound are not intended to take the place of electron and optical instruments . |
| 2 | They 'd think : I know what you want , because girls are not expected to take the initiative . |
| 3 | If the accused was not seen to take the property such evidence as him being seen near the scene of the crime or being found in possession of the property is useful . |
| 4 | the Crown is not bound to take the advice of a particular Ministry to put its subjects to the tumult and turmoil of a series of general elections so long as it can find other Ministers who are prepared to give it a trial . |
| 5 | She had not remembered to take the record off the turntable . |
| 6 | There has been in the 1980s in Italy , as elsewhere , a revival of historical narrative in which , however , the reader is not allowed to take the authenticity and authority of the historical material for granted . |
| 7 | Dulcie Howes was not allowed to take the curtain up until a ludicrous compromise was reached by removing the stockings and suspenders , revealing the pink tights that were worn beneath them . |
| 8 | It is a shame that Iain Brown 's outstanding scholarship , evident in the extensive captions , was not allowed to take the form of a numbered catalogue but he has nevertheless produced an attractive companion publication for the show ( Monumental Reputation . |
| 9 | She would n't , my mother told her she 's not allowed to take the bed . |
| 10 | Interestingly , witnesses are not required to take the oath as in normal civil or criminal court proceedings . |
| 11 | She had n't wanted to take the four months ' pay from Nicolo , but he 'd been coldly adamant . |
| 12 | oh six was homework you not you were n't allowed to take the sheet home |
| 13 | It was something a stranger might do — someone who had n't learned to take the view for granted . |