Example sentences of "i [verb] [not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | The the only job which I told Neil I do not expect him to take is working for waste disposal because he did that , this time last year and before he started he was full of big talk about you make a lot of money and you get a lot of tips at Christmas he found that you do not make a lot of money and you do not get generous tips at Christmas |
| 2 | ‘ There never was any arrangement of that kind , but I do n't expect you to take my word for it . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't want him to take the ball off the back four and stroll around in areas where play might break down . |
| 4 | ‘ And I do n't want him to take the rap for something he did n't do . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The English — and of course I do n't want you to take this personally — the English are peculiar in that they have very little culinary self-esteem . |
| 6 | And I do n't want you taking any short cuts through the new Lab . |
| 7 | He told us terrible tales of people being crushed in crowds , of school finances being wasted on unnecessary floor cleaning bills and of ‘ softies ’ who needed seats when there was a perfectly good floor to sit on ( all the teachers were sat on chairs around the edge of the sports hall at this point , but I do n't think they took it personally ) . |
| 8 | I do n't think they took the job too seriously . |
| 9 | I think people give it away too much ; I do n't think they take the time to sit down and think about all aspects of being a creative person . |
| 10 | I think people give it away too much ; I do n't think they take the time to sit down and think about all aspects of being a creative person |
| 11 | I do n't think they take the dogs out in the car for a run , you know , like a lot of people do |
| 12 | Says one inmate : ’ I do n't think it takes much to become a prison officer . |
| 13 | No , there were two or three in my handbag , I do n't think I took it out |
| 14 | Who said : ‘ I do n't think I take any part in his downfall whatsoever . ’ ? |
| 15 | The glamour girl said she felt no guilt over Mr Mellor 's resignation and declared : ‘ I do n't think I take any part in his downfall whatsoever . ’ |
| 16 | Well , I suppose ours is worth some , I do n't know I take it |
| 17 | As one constable put it , ‘ I do n't mind you being here , I do n't mind you taking notes . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't remember him taking my picture when I was doing that . ’ |
| 19 | Right , well I did n't expect it to take that long to the apostrophe . |
| 20 | I did n't think they took that many |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't think he took so much interest in me . |
| 22 | I did n't mind them taking any coal . |
| 23 | I did n't know he took car Al tell you truth until I saw girder in |
| 24 | I have n't had it taken |