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 ! |