Example sentences of "would [adv] take [det] " in BNC.

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1 But the Bank has always indicated that it would only take such a step in exceptional circumstances and continues to stress its awareness of the need to avoid actions which could be seen as capricious if it is to retain the confidence of market makers and investors in gilt-edged stock .
2 If a B T employee did disclose information against all their training and against the rules that we 've got in place in B T , then we would obviously take that very seriously indeed and erm dismissal would no doubt follow if it was found that th the person had disclosed information .
3 From our knowledge of Nietzsche 's earlier thinking on that subject , we would naturally take such a title to imply a central concern with tragedy and its demise , but it is certainly significant that the word " tragedy " is not itself part of the title .
4 So you would just take that round and just mark on anything
5 She could see the motorway flyover up ahead , but would not take that faster route west just yet .
6 I am not sure why the Minister would not take that on board .
7 But Planck 's quantum principle tells us that each gamma ray quantum has a very high energy , because gamma rays have a very high frequency , so it would not take many quanta to radiate even ten thousand megawatts .
8 In Tuberville v Savage , the accused laid his hand on his sword and said : " If it were not assize time , I would not take such language . "
9 It would not take much to turn fiercely independent professionals into demoralised , tame civil servants looking over their shoulders rather than at patients .
10 His expression suggested this would not take much doing .
11 Desperation was beginning to seize at her guts ; Dorothy had tolerated so much from her , but she would not take this .
12 Most certainly he would not take this initial set-back passively .
13 I said I would not take any further proceedings .
14 But the young man , when asked about it , said that if he must marry he would not take any poor skeleton of a girl , but that his wife must be the most beautiful creature on the whole round of the earth .
15 I would not take any notice of CEEFAX speculation .
16 Surely he would not take another woman there , not to their place ?
17 The fretting gives the neck a feel which resembles that of an acoustic guitar and would probably take some players a bit of time to get used to .
18 A full liberalization of trade between the Visegrad Three countries ( due to become four in number after the split of Czechoslovakia ) would probably take another seven or eight years , according to government officials .
19 This seemed a far more promising environment , and we quickly accepted the couple 's invitation to abandon our base in Makassar and move in with them in Bira , since it would clearly take many more weeks of negotiating before we could be sure of coming up with a prahu , and a crew , reliable enough to carry us eastwards .
20 ‘ Surely to God you would n't take that for an answer ? ’
21 Tony , of Maidstone , Kent , said : ‘ The doctors advised us to take him home to die , we would n't take that . ’
22 And this was not only Walsall Co-op , it was the Co-ops as far as I can remember , because er er you know I would n't take that for gospel could I 'm not not sure because I was only child .
23 Surely you would n't take that money away from me ?
24 I thought companies were ensuring that you would n't take that on , that stress .
25 But they would n't take that trouble , but they 'd always speak to the uniform policemen , if or if they heard anyone smashing glass , but they would n't go out of their way .
26 Really get into rather than I would n't take all that much notice of it .
27 Would n't take much , I imagine . ’
28 Probably it would n't take much to reactivate things , but on the other hand , if she was one of those drearily perennial virgins it was n't really worth the effort .
29 I mean I looked through it yesterday and th there are a few reconciliations which would n't take much sorting out .
30 " I suppose he would n't take less ? "
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