Example sentences of "n't take [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Take care now that we do n't take away the king , or we 'll die on us ! ’
2 And money does n't take away the problems of the world . ’
3 That should n't take away the value of the announcement : Cognos , a company well regarded as technically sound and with much work on exploiting object-orientation quietly under its belt , is offering users a firm bridge into distributed and client/server computing while preserving their existing applications .
4 But they could n't take away the heavy bathroom ware and one of our blessings was the unlimited hot water gushing at our touch into the expensive surroundings .
5 But they dare n't take on the decisions and responsibility that would allow them to make their own alternatives , and to drop right out .
6 I sha n't take on the marchioness without the right weapons . "
7 We ca n't take on the whole French colonial army — we must escape .
8 Alison 's classes did n't take on the air of duty which can mar anything from going to a party to visiting relations .
9 Chair , on the recommendations erm on item D , I 'm a bit unhappy about the use of the term ‘ natural ’ disasters , because I believe that many of the disasters that people in Oxford are actually giving money for are man made disasters , particularly matters of international economics and the unfair burden , erm unfair distribution of wealth which places a whole sector of the world in poverty , and I think , you know , you do get a magnificent response from people in Oxford to these charities , and we must be aware that there are a whole number of greater issues involved , and while I hear what you 're saying earlier on about you ca n't take on the problems of the whole world , I think when people are actually giving money to charities for example , like Oxfam , they are often unaware of these issues , and we do have a wider role in making the , joining with organisations like Oxfam in spreading public awareness on these issues .
10 But in the bad times the market for second and retirement homes disappeared , and the local market ca n't take up the slack .
11 Erm I wo n't take up the point in relation to the particular site er Mr La Laycock was referring to but in general terms , car showrooms and people who work in car sho showrooms are taken into account in the calculation of employment needs ,
12 Thirty years ago , employers did n't take seriously the risk of being sued for deafness .
13 Ten years ago , they did n't take seriously the risk of being sued for passive smoking .
14 She did n't take out the folded sheet .
15 The song is , it appears , about the lack of sex education in schools , a subject which we at Public NME feel is indeed worthy of airing , and what a shame more of our nation 's pop stars have n't taken up the musical cudgel , so to speak .
16 If my son and my daughter have n't taken up the same interest in art that I have , I see no reason that they should have , and I see no reason to tell them they ought to study this or they ought to do that .
17 I guess that if I had n't taken up the trenchcoat and fedora to walk the alleyways of history as the greatest detective of them all , I might well have become a poet .
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