Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [vb infin] [pers pn] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Whatever you do do not let them take the book back without admitting that your name is in it . " |
| 2 | They visited the homes of the women , talked to husbands , fathers and fathers-in-law who did not want them to take part in any struggle , and they urged the women themselves to assert themselves . |
| 3 | On the other hand , his political opponents suffered too : Lord Lytton 's speech was so bad that many people had great difficulty in understanding him , and because his deafness did not allow him to take part in debates , everyone was often forced to wait until the next day for any reply from Lord Lytton because he would insist on reading what had been said in Hansard , the Parliamentary publication , before making his own speech . |
| 4 | He replaced Gen. Jorge Moreira Rojas [ see p. 37851 ] , who had stated that " professional ethics " did not allow him to take orders from the new Defence Minister , Klinsky , who as a rear-admiral was subordinate to him . |
| 5 | Southwark Crown Court 's senior judge , Gerald Butler , QC , said recently enacted legislation did not allow him to take the man 's 30-year-old record into account . |
| 6 | In discussions with me , representatives of all the major brewing companies have admitted that the orders did not force them to take those actions against the tenants . |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | I did n't think they took that many |
| 9 | ‘ I did n't think he took so much interest in me . |
| 10 | And you did n't want her to take a job in London . " |
| 11 | They did n't want us to take all day about it ( hurry up ) . |
| 12 | Darren Huddleson from Ireland may be wheelchair-bound , but that did n't stop him taking four rides on the newly-opened Splash mountain , a fast log-flume ride with an almost vertical drop . |
| 13 | Right , well I did n't expect it to take that long to the apostrophe . |
| 14 | I did n't know he took car Al tell you truth until I saw girder in |
| 15 | I did n't mind them taking any coal . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | I do n't think they take the dogs out in the car for a run , you know , like a lot of people do |
| 19 | 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 ) . |
| 20 | I do n't think they took the job too seriously . |
| 21 | Who said : ‘ I do n't think I take any part in his downfall whatsoever . ’ ? |
| 22 | 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 . ’ |
| 23 | No , there were two or three in my handbag , I do n't think I took it out |
| 24 | ‘ You do n't think he took his revenge on your father , do you ? |
| 25 | Says one inmate : ’ I do n't think it takes much to become a prison officer . |
| 26 | That 's what I say , you do n't realise you took the dog for a walk |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't want him to take the ball off the back four and stroll around in areas where play might break down . |
| 28 | ‘ And I do n't want him to take the rap for something he did n't do . ’ |
| 29 | So anything you do n't want me to take into account when it 's being marked , put a line through it , otherwise I will . |
| 30 | You do n't want me to take all this now ? |