Example sentences of "not [verb] to take [pers pn] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You see there 's peo the people have got commitments and they 're not wanting to take them on . |
| 2 | And er he , he could use the er h his vestry or another room at the , the church but somebody calling in the evening , he 's not going to take them over to a a cold room for an interview . |
| 3 | It is of greatest significance for persons employed under fixed-term contracts where the term has not expired at the time of the sale but the purchaser does not wish to take them on , and for employees with long notice periods such as three to six months . |
| 4 | Oh yes it 's , it 's been changed a lot and a , and er , it 's made such a difference and I 've met er , I 've got a er fr a very good friend who 's , who 's a Red Cross young man who I met at Leah Manning and he takes me out in the car which I would n't , never get out otherwise because my boys are all working you see they ca n't , they 're busy working and erm do shift work and security work , one 's got his own security business and the other one 's got a factory in Bishop 's Stortford so that they do n't get much chance , they work away , some of them do that they can not get to take me out see , so he takes me out , which he 's very , very good you know , he 's , yesterday he took me to erm , yesterday we , he took me to Ongar to see his sister in the bungalow and then he took me for a meal at erm The Chariot at er , at Brentwood , Brentwood , yes Brentwood The Chariot , it was quite nice I had rather , a good time , erm cos usually I ca n't get out unless I go out in the wheelchair you see I 'm confined to a wheelchair , though I struggle out into the kitchen with me two sticks and I 've got a stool in there that I do all my own cooking and I make cakes and that and I 'm doing a cake gon na make a cake for Christmas for me brother and make a cake , er another one for myself like , but , and then I go to my erm daughter-in-law 's to spend Christmas Day and then I , I 'm going to my son 's and spend Boxing Day which is my birthday , I 'll be seventy four on Boxing Day I 'm dreaded to say , yeah , but erm , this young man that takes me lives in Northbrooks , he 's er a widower , but he 's very , very good , he helps all us old people , you know , he 's ever so good he is to me , he comes up and brings my shopping today , does my shopping for me as well , so , well he 's , yes , he 's most kind , for , nearly two years I 've know him , that 's a photo over there , it was taken at a wedding look , of my , that 's it , over there , taken at a wedding dear , very good |
| 5 | And that 's their right and so you think of something else we you 're not allowed to take them out of a favourite lesson , you 're not allowed to say you are going to miss your football or a P E P E teachers and the football teachers , quite rightly , say if you ca n't keep discipline in your class why why should we be penalized ? |
| 6 | However , the regional government could not afford to take them over , so many of these community schools were overcrowded , under-funded , with too few , and untrained teachers . |
| 7 | Isambard did not mean to let him go for money , and was ensuring that the crown should not intervene to take him out of his hands perforce . |
| 8 | She had the edge on me from the point of view of rank , but I felt secure in the knowledge that ‘ J ’ ( my Corporal ) did n't want to take her out anyway . |
| 9 | And when I spoke to Mr , I said well if I was renting a caravan and went to see it and it was dirty like that , I would n't want to take it on ! |
| 10 | But the 250 is brand new and I do n't want to take it out in the rain ! |
| 11 | You do n't want to take yours out . |
| 12 | ‘ You are n't going to take me back to Gibraltar ? ’ |
| 13 | But I was n't going to take it back . |
| 14 | ‘ Do n't try to take me on , Quincx ! |
| 15 | Her chihuahua was making its ‘ business ’ in the gutter , and that was a relief because it meant she would n't have to take him out again in the evening , and wait around for him . |
| 16 | Yes I , after I lost my daughter I had to go into erm , into the factory to make aeroplane pieces at Burnt Mill cos I was so bad with my nerves after I lost her , er just afternoons I had to go and then I was taken ill I could n't do it , well then after my erm , I got my family off to school I took a part time job in erm one of the factories making tea in the mornings for the office and coffees and that for the office and then in the afternoons I used to do the tea as well , I used to cycle there , I quite enjoyed it until my right hip started coming bad then I had to pack it in , but I was in there , I was there for about four years and I thoroughly enjoyed it you know making tea and that , I did n't have to take it round only collect the money to go round and collect the money , but used to have to put the trolley outside and they used to come and get their tea each one , of which they knew which was their mugs and cups ha , you know , I , I thoroughly enjoyed that job , really great |
| 17 | But you know I always loved you , darling , and , being a mere male , did n't have to take it off . |
| 18 | I ca n't afford to take you out properly or buy you a proper Christmas present , or be able to tell you not to worry — I 'm twenty-eight years old and I 'm still living from hand to mouth like a bloody tramp . |
| 19 | He just ca n't seem to take it in about his daddy . ’ |
| 20 | She did n't offer to take him back to meet the cast . |