Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] not take [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The committee decided not to take any further action against four of the five senators . |
| 2 | The teacher did not take these up but remained ‘ glued ’ to the program as an activity . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The mother of one of the teenage victims said that ‘ although many Press reports had treated the case as a racial attack , the court had not taken that attitude and she felt that was correct ’ . |
| 5 | The court refused to allow the claim , holding that the clause ( imposing an exorbitant charge ) was particularly onerous and unusual and the library had not taken all reasonable steps to bring it to the attention of the agency . |
| 6 | Sir Dick was criticised for helping various spy authors with their books but the Government decided not to take any action . |
| 7 | A brother delivered up to death indeed , if another man had not taken that road before him . |