Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] take [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Visitors must not take in presents , except cigarettes — which must be smoked there and then . |
| 2 | From a pedagogic point of view , the possibility of culture specificity should alert us to the fact that when we teach terms referring to discourse type and use them in discourse processing and production , we should not take for granted that each term has an exact translation equivalent . |
| 3 | He reminded the bench that their sentence should be based only on the seriousness of the offence , and should not take into account the tragic consequences . |
| 4 | There is evidence from America that costing by ‘ Diagnosis Related Group ’ may provide a disincentive to offering support and aftercare to elderly people , as average figures for ‘ cost per case ’ may not take into account the higher costs incurred by some elderly people who need longer recovery times or more aftercare . |
| 5 | Such judgements may be ill-informed , they may not take into account the social stresses within the area , they may simply feed prejudices already held . |
| 6 | Bets that he 'll take over as president of Novell may not take into account the short life span of any of Novell 's prior heirs apparent . |
| 7 | He may not take into account the disproportionate cost of policing the demonstration nor the content of the processor 's message . |
| 8 | There is some movement either way , but in broad terms and it seems to me what proponents of other sectors are doing basically , is suggesting that their particular segment is better because of erm possible improvements which may or may not take in the future . |
| 9 | In considering the exercise of their powers the local authority must take into account matters which they ought to take into account , ignore matters which they ought not to take into account and then reach a decision which is not so unreasonable that no reasonable local authority could have come to it . |
| 10 | If he takes into account matters which he ought not to take into account , or fails to take into account the matters which he ought to take into account , then his decision can be overridden by the courts . |
| 11 | Inwardly she chafed a little that she too could not take to the ice and show this country maid a quicksilver pair of heels . |
| 12 | This alone could not take into account the much finer distinctions that it is necessary to look at when determining social class . |
| 13 | Alternatively , the discrepancy may be explained by the experimental protocols since the studies of Appleton et al could not take into account the interactions between carcinogen and calcium or enterectomy . |
| 14 | What we could not take by political intrigue and threats we took by ‘ gun-boat diplomacy ’ . |
| 15 | His mind could not take in all the implications of this sudden realization . |
| 16 | It 's got all kinds of people and all kinds of situations you did n't take into account and you could n't take into account . |
| 17 | It was , of course , a white , middle-class response that did n't , could n't take into account a far deeper anger bubbling just below the surface in less-privileged neighbourhoods of my placid , palm tree-shaded city . |
| 18 | But she just could n't take to it . |
| 19 | She could n't take to the child . |
| 20 | She just could n't take to Anna Beckett at all . |
| 21 | I started relationships with women my own age , but found I could n't take to them because I could n't forget the woman I had married . |
| 22 | I 'll speak to her but I ca n't say , I could n't take to her . |
| 23 | I recall a debate at an Age Concern England governors ' meeting no less when , in answer to my piping treble advocating such a reform , there were those present who urged caution , on the grounds that old people became blinder , deafer and dafter ( to be fair , ‘ could n't take in things so quickly ’ and ‘ could n't concentrate as much ’ were the euphemisms actually employed ) . |
| 24 | As Mary re-iterated to the police , she 'd had a job to wake her up out of a dead sleep that night , and when she did come to she just could n't take in what had happened : she did n't seem able to speak for ages and she 'd had to help her into her clothes . |
| 25 | The middle classes would not take to the streets with their own version of Class War . |
| 26 | The only greenbelt erm er in North Yorkshire er is the is is the West Yorkshire statutory greenbelt in the Western part er of Selby District Council , but the area of land the area of search that we have defined as about er ten miles would not take in any er would not be of relevance to the West Yorkshire greenbelt . |
| 27 | He would n't he would n't take in ion an apprentice , it was too much . |
| 28 | I was afraid that my father would be like that , that when he turned around his eyes would be glass , they would n't take in what they saw . |
| 29 | You 're always going to get some tiny minority you ca n't take into consideration … ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I ca n't take to him ; he seems a shifty customer to me , ’ was the bank manager 's verdict . |