Example sentences of "[modal v] n't take the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's no reason why you should n't take the photograph . ’ |
| 2 | There are some doubts about one or two others so I just could n't take the chance of McCall getting an injury . |
| 3 | You surely must realize that I could n't take the responsibility … if anything should have happened to his daughter … ’ |
| 4 | I could n't take the responsibility for what was happening . |
| 5 | ‘ But she could n't take the withdrawal symptoms so she went back to them , ’ he said . |
| 6 | The standard hydraulic pto , in particular , could n't take the torque . |
| 7 | The hire desk made a phonecall on the first credit card that he offered , and then told him that he 'd exceeded his limit and they could n't take the charge . |
| 8 | ‘ We could n't take the risk of blowing so much money on someone we are unsure of , ’ said Toulon 's manager Roland Courbiss , ‘ I wanted Charlie in the team but we had to be sure because of his reputation . ’ |
| 9 | I should have reported it first , but I thought I could always plead urgency if I was disciplined again , and I could n't take the risk of being denied access . ’ |
| 10 | But , most of all , she could n't take the risk of Naylor guessing , from some thoughtless word or look , that she thought the world of him . |
| 11 | The worst of it was , she could n't even afford to apologise , could n't take the risk of opening up to this dangerous man . |
| 12 | She could n't take the risk any more . |
| 13 | He sums up Revie 's reign by saying ; ‘ He enjoyed ‘ dishing it out ’ but could n't take the pressure when the tide turned . |
| 14 | ‘ I could n't take the pressure any more . ’ |
| 15 | Suppose their frail bladders could n't take the strain ? |
| 16 | th th the building went ahead and people every year or two sometimes twice in a year get flooded and they get sewages the the sewer with the volume of rain water they ca n't otherwise get away , but it brings to light what happens i i i in the ditches and , and the waterways that are spread across the direction of Airport and then out into the river when the tide is low because the switches close when the tide comes in and basically er and this is up to date information the information that I have is that the channels are the responsibility of the er you know responsibilities are either kept cleared or not clogged up and in connection with the , with the incident I , I did hear it said that in , in a place where once said it usually counts that possibly and more than the that the first flood was due because the drains and the ditches could n't take the volume of water after they were cleared and things have been pretty reasonable erm since that time , so it would seem to confirm what , what I have to say about keeping clear erm but it may be that authorities that were n't responsible had the job of cleaning them , I do n't know . |
| 17 | But you dare n't take the risk of trying it on in case I was calling your bluff and would refuse you . |
| 18 | It does n't matter a whole lot , I mean because the er , all it would show is that metaphors need n't take the form of constituents in sentences . |
| 19 | The head need n't take the role of guide , a child can often do the job far better than an adult . |
| 20 | But she would n't take the blame , because she had done nothing to encourage it . |
| 21 | uh uh I would n't take the chance |
| 22 | I would n't take no no I would n't take the golf clubs with me . |
| 23 | The Phoenix in London 's Charing Cross Road , which was empty at the time , would n't take the play . |
| 24 | I knew that from day one , and would n't take the trouble of working and saving for them . |
| 25 | She had a commode in her room , but she just could n't use the commode or she 'd urinate on it — she just would n't take the lid off or get the hang of this thing at all . |
| 26 | ‘ I would n't take the picture for a million dollars . |
| 27 | rotting away they would n't take the rubbish would they ? |
| 28 | He would n't take the hint , though . |
| 29 | So she ca n't take the plug off . |
| 30 | ‘ Donna , you ca n't take the law into your own hands . |