Example sentences of "[noun] did not take [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One approach is to hire a sociologist to peer into the black box ( the quotation from Heusch 1981 : 423 , and p. 46 in this book about the role of the sociologist is apposite here ) , in a similar way to anthropologists who sought to tell colonial administrators how to avoid irritating the people they governed ( although , according to Feuchtwang 1973 , the administrators did not take much notice of what they had to say ) . |
| 2 | But the law did not take specific account of Arabs who left their homes for fear that Israeli forces might cause them harm — the reason most Arabs give for their sudden departure . |
| 3 | JOANNA Greenside did not take any chances . |
| 4 | The teacher did not take these up but remained ‘ glued ’ to the program as an activity . |
| 5 | By 1904 most of the best of non-academic German painters were Secession members , and after the St Louis affair even most establishment figures did not take academic painting seriously . |
| 6 | I note that the hon. Gentleman did not take this ideal opportunity to deny that he may have been involved in the passing to the press of a bogus document about the alleged future of InterCity . |
| 7 | At Great Dunmow Inspector Martin Reed said often people did not take enough care when leaving their cars , which could remain unlocked , or with keys in the ignition . |
| 8 | But Joe did not take any notice . |
| 9 | I have checked with our Information Services manager and he tells me that Wimpey did not take any photographs of military airfields prior to or during the war years . |
| 10 | All that was assuming the government did not take direct action to dissolve the boards . |
| 11 | ‘ Even if she was unaware of what she was signing , and the bank did not take adequate steps to explain the effect of her signature , nevertheless she can not succeed without proof of agency . |
| 12 | Even if she was unaware of what she was signing , and the bank did not take adequate steps to explain the effect of her signature , nevertheless she can not succeed without proof of agency . |
| 13 | The criticisms were not specific : British people were not well enough trained in comparison with people from some other countries , their training did not take sufficient account of what employers wanted , there was too little emphasis on the connection between the launching of new enterprises and the training of people in readiness for and in order to follow the consequences of those launches — and the absence of collaborative management in the past had led to poorly organized training . |
| 14 | Hence the EC did not take any significant steps towards establishing the Common Market , despite the fact that the Treaty of Rome clearly committed the member states to achieving this objective . |
| 15 | This policy meant that the USA did not take any special steps to control her deficit but instead allowed the balance of payments to deteriorate . |