Example sentences of "[not/n't] take a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richard Chauncy 's eldest son William Henry ( 1728–1788 ) was matriculated at Oxford on 17 March 1743–4 , but did not take a degree . |
| 2 | His presence was not continuous as he was entered again as a scholar commoner in 1571 , but did not take a degree . |
| 3 | His father retired in 1813 to London , and Auldjo was educated at Atwood 's School in Hammersmith , and Trinity College , Cambridge , where he matriculated as a pensioner in 1823 but did not take a degree . |
| 4 | They told him in no uncertain terms that he could not take a holiday whenever he felt like it . |
| 5 | There are complaints when they do not take a child into care and there are complaints when they do . |
| 6 | If we add the £100 for the tank onto this then it does not take a genius to realise that there is not much left of the £250 budget , especially if we allow for adds-and-ends such as airline , non-return valves to protect the pump , a stick-on thermometer etc . |
| 7 | Settlement does not take a fortnight ( whatever that may be ) . |
| 8 | Tessa did not take a taxi . |
| 9 | ‘ And Robina would not take a taxi , even if we had seen one . ’ |
| 10 | If you 're in search of Christmas presents with a classic look this year , why not take a look at the Sanderson range of festive gifts ? |
| 11 | ‘ Why not take a look and see ? ’ |
| 12 | Luke laughed , then said to Anna , ‘ When you 've done Sherwood Forest , why not take a look at Newstead Abbey ? |
| 13 | There is no reason at present why you can not take a course in one country even though you intend to take up a job elsewhere . |
| 14 | It does not take a psephologist , therefore , to spot the importance of the city 's Latino voters . |
| 15 | ‘ Could you not take a powder ? |
| 16 | He will not take a decision on his own that his team does not respect , so colleagues find him caring and tolerant . |
| 17 | The House did not take a decision on the Bill or express a view on it . |
| 18 | Why not take a couple of days off work ? |
| 19 | ‘ I have to be here anyway , and it does n't need two of us to cover , so why not take a couple of hours or so ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm only saying , why not take a bit more time before you make up your mind ? |
| 21 | Do not take a job on the basis of a vague letter of appointment . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | And so , when you come to the bible and you read the account of Jesus here on the earth , turning the water into wine , of Jesus stilling the storm , when you into the old testament and you read accounts there of the children of Israel , of the me , of the tremendous miracles that were performed by Jehovah , God for them well of course , there 's a natural explanation to it , because you ca n't do these things , there are natural laws that stop you doing them you can not take a glass of water , even if you 're God , you can not take it and make it into a glass of wine instantly , it 's got natural processes to go through . |
| 24 | There was nothing , even Nature , that did not take a side . |
| 25 | This means it fights exactly like any other model in hand-to-hand combat except that it is immune to psychology and does not take a break test . |
| 26 | Already evidence exists of underprovision of respite care : one recent study reported that a quarter of carers had not had a holiday for more than five years , and another found that 40% of carers could not take a break when they wanted . |
| 27 | did not take a view or action regarding the adequacy of the Regional five year land supply ; |
| 28 | We can not take a chair out into the garden and expect to escape , not even with librium capsules as luminous as the lilac . |
| 29 | The French are masters of restaurant cooking and atmosphere , so why not take a leaf from their book ? |
| 30 | Manager Lennie Lawrence has delayed a final decision but he can not take a risk for a game that could clinch Boro automatic promotion . |