Example sentences of "not take [pos pn] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | why in due course , if proper use is made of native institutions , those races which are now subject should not take their places in the ranks of that group of allied nations , as they may I think rightly be called , which forms the [ self-governing ] British Empire … |
| 2 | In public , McFarlane and North often gave the impression of patient negotiation with politicians who did not take their view on the contras . |
| 3 | Julie did not take her gaze from the window . |
| 4 | The maid who opened the door to them could not take her eyes off the great fat woman in the biscuit straw hat with big cloth roses on its brim , and the cape that just covered her shoulders and showed an expanse of blue cotton bosom , the like she had never seen before . |
| 5 | Julia could not take her eyes off the beautiful mare . |
| 6 | Lobster thermidor does not take its name from the hotness of the sauce , but from a month of the French revolutionary calendar . |
| 7 | If they do , then there is no reason why this breed should not take its place among the other pedigree types . |
| 8 | There is a problem that way , as he can not take his dogs over the border . |
| 9 | The trainer believes he still has time to get Rodrigo de Triano back to peak fitness for the 2,000 Guineas but stresses that the colt will not take his place in the Classic if the ground softens up : ‘ If there is even a touch of soft , he wo n't run ; he needs to have it like a road . ’ |
| 10 | But he could not take his eyes off the photograph in front of him . |
| 11 | You will also receive half your husband 's graduated pension and all of his additional pension if he contributed to SERPS , so long as this would not take your pension above the maximum you could have had if you had been earning at the upper earnings limit throughout . |
| 12 | The four-foot-long nozzle is heavy for me and hard to hold level , but I do not take my eyes off the spider . |
| 13 | ‘ How did it look ? ’ she asked Morris , not taking her eyes off the screen . |
| 14 | Jess spoke fiercely , not taking her eyes from the raddled face , daring her to deny it . |
| 15 | The group instinctively rose to their feet , but John said in a firm voice , ‘ You are not taking my wife up the stairs . |
| 16 | ‘ Great , ’ said Morris , not taking his eyes off the screen either . |
| 17 | ‘ Ah , ’ he says , not taking his eyes off the ring , ‘ I opened some Valpolicella already . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Just another five minutes , ’ Nick begged , not taking his eyes from the ball as he whacked it half way down the table . |
| 19 | For example , Haringey has still not taken its place within the Community Consultative Group set up after Lord Scarman 's report on the disorders of 1981 . |
| 20 | Dr Johnson begged a Berkeleian not to take his leave from the group he was with , ‘ for we may perhaps forget to think of you , and then you will cease to exist ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ They could n't take their eyes off the dancers . |
| 22 | ‘ Well , your Lucy has got you winding her chain , darling , and she just wo n't take her feet off the ground and let go — am I right ? ’ |
| 23 | She could n't take her eyes off the livid scratch on his nose . |
| 24 | Bernice could n't take her eyes from the tall woman , and realized that her companions , too , must have been staring . |
| 25 | Because I do n't take his manoeuvre at the end seriously — his request for guidance . |
| 26 | Major Nogin was looking expectantly towards our table and Ralph Pike could n't take his eyes off the major . |
| 27 | Sanchez did n't take his eyes from the pit . |
| 28 | When her Mum undressed her to try it on I could n't take my eyes off the lovely white underclothes she wore . |
| 29 | I says , do n't take your money out the house , a |
| 30 | She did n't take your place in the theatre long ; was n't good enough , I 'd say . |