Example sentences of "not taking [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Thirdly , there is the case where the signer has been careless in not taking ordinary precautions against being deceived .
2 In patients taking NSAIDs but not taking second line treatment synthesis of LTB 4 was still significantly higher than in controls ( p<0.005 ) .
3 They had not approved of the baby ; they had thought Phoebe negligent at best for getting pregnant and not taking appropriate action ; they had chivvied her through the later months of her pregnancy with a mixture of indulgence and irritation , cross both that she was pregnant and that she was n't taking it seriously .
4 I 'm not taking two pairs
5 Well we 're not taking that home you can have it .
6 Not taking that kind of dam fool risk .
7 He seemed relieved when I told him I was reading anthropology and , looking somewhat apprehensively over his shoulder at the sociology building , he muttered ‘ well thank goodness you 're not taking bloody sociology , with all those left wing bastards who hate the polis ’ .
8 Fred Workman gave me a free hand , bless him , and through my Radio Column , feature stories and editorials we blasted the CRBC , the federal Members of Parliament as well as the M.L.A. 's , and also included the local Mayor and Councillors for not taking preventative action to preserve our pioneering radio station long before .
9 Leyland Daf workers and trades union leaders in Britain criticised the British Government for not taking similar action to the Belgian and Dutch governments , which will invest something in the region of £80 million to help Daf resume production on the continent .
10 That I 'm not taking undue advantage of your somewhat helpless state .
11 The change from thirty one percent to twenty seven percent was just a calculation by using all the information not taking specific points on the network .
12 Senior members of the ruling Liberal Democratic party have started to criticise ministries for not taking American complaints seriously .
13 Friends of the Earth has criticized county councils for not taking renewable energy sources seriously .
14 The Maggot was not taking evasive action but quartering the ground in search of our enemy .
15 However , such a rule might mean that the organization is not taking full advantage of varying credit periods .
16 The girl pulled a face of annoyed disappointment to show Lucien that by not taking full advantage of her services he was really wasting her time .
17 She dismisses hormonal explanations of sex differences because they relate poorly to behaviour , and criticizes cross-cultural studies ' attempts to establish the universality of sex differences for not taking full account of cultural variety .
18 And caretaker boss Barrow said he was a little disappointed at not taking three points !
19 As found in previous studies patients taking NSAIDs synthesised less PGE 2 than those not taking these drugs .
20 Wood experienced the feeling first hand , and judging by the way she crushed the Indonesian No. 2 , Suzanna Kusuma , in the opening match yesterday , she was not taking any chances .
21 They were not taking any chances .
22 Funeral or no funeral they were not taking any chances .
23 ‘ I see you 're not taking any chances . ’
24 ‘ No , but I 'm not taking any chances .
25 ‘ He 's not taking any chances — you know , AIDS and that . ’
26 No , ma'am , he 's not taking any calls right now .
27 All subjects were symptomfree , were not taking any drugs , and agreed to collaborate as volunteers .
28 She was not taking any drugs .
29 The Sports Council has confirmed that Andrew Saxton CAN take part , if selected , but it has attacked weighlifting 's ruling body for not taking any action against Saxton .
30 So they 're not taking any action against the chap for shooting the dog but now they 're , they 're watching the other chap for causing disturbances !
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