Example sentences of "was [not/n't] taking the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The answer was that she was not taking the carriage far enough past the patterning panel on each row . |
| 2 | The conversation was not taking the line she wanted . |
| 3 | He wrote to the CVCP , in fact , explaining that the CNAA would be considering courses ‘ in Education ’ , that it intended to approach the whole question with care , and that although the Council ‘ was not taking the initiative in seeking to extend its work in the field of Education , several colleges of education had made informal approaches which could not be ignored … |
| 4 | Morrissey , noted for his over-sensitive nature , was n't taking the Christmas necessities very seriously . |
| 5 | It 'd been an embarrassment to me , but I said I was n't taking the bag , that the other guy could finish the round and that I 'd wait until tomorrow . |
| 6 | She did n't believe me when I said I was sure it was because she was n't taking the carriage far enough over to the right , clearing the pattern selector . |
| 7 | Today , however , she was n't taking the familiar route up to the endocrine ward , with the familiar reluctant realisation that Deana Davenport would probably be on her shift . |
| 8 | Well I was n't taking the piss out of you , I might have told her . |