Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [verb] not take " in BNC.

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1 He said slowly , ‘ You do n't know me very well , Lissa , or you would understand that I do n't take kindly to facing the wrong end of a pair of shears .
2 The , the problem is , that nobody will ever take , and I suppose it 's possible that I do n't take , a balanced view of this .
3 I think Giles knows that I do n't take him seriously . ’
4 As a member of the ‘ shadow board ’ of the Football League , with whom the Professional Footballers ' Association have no quarrel , propriety demands that I do not take sides in the dispute between the Premier League and the PFA .
5 The hon. Gentleman , who is an old parliamentary hand , knows that I do not take points of order until after the statement .
6 I 'd just like to add er , that I did n't take offence at the question , I think it was a perfectly qu fair question , it was the , the inference of , of rigging salaries .
7 And there is much more advice that I did not take in , except that later I remember it when a new situation arises .
8 Not that she does n't take her religion seriously , ’ he added hastily , ‘ she does .
9 Although Mabel was a more sympathetic personality than her sister Ethel , when it came to discipline she was equally strict , the difference being that she did not take pleasure in enforcing the ruthless repetition that was necessary to get the routines to perfection and consequently the Girls adored her .
10 KATRIN KRABBE 'S hopes of avoiding a four-year doping ban received a boost yesterday when it was revealed that influential scientific reports backed up her case that she did not take banned steroids .
11 ‘ They both insist that there was no way in which their hostess could have been poisoned before their very eyes — and both the parlourmaid and the cook swear that she did n't take anything afterwards .
12 I think I knew already that she did n't take it seriously .
13 no offence meant and I I really hope that you do not take offence in that way .
14 Does n't that imply that you do n't take things seriously ?
15 ‘ It 's difficult to say that you do n't take notice of criticism , because you ca n't avoid taking notice of it .
16 Oh I I think it is I think it 's essential that you do n't take other funds and spend the money on advertising and then
17 And the sales pitch of course is that you do n't take the second year 's payment until a year later .
18 That you do n't take it upon yourself to plead my case or to point an accusing finger at Sandra . ’
19 Ian has made a better recovery than we dared hope , but it is still important that we do not take his fitness for granted .
20 If it is claimed that reasons are needed for this verdict , which might be doubted , one has to do with the fact that we do not take all the causes of behaviour to be other behaviour .
21 For that reason we should take extra care that we do not take it for granted or abuse it . ’
22 ‘ Take care now that we do n't take away the king , or we 'll die on us ! ’
23 What Steve is saying r recommending to you is that we do n't take up that purchase this year , which is in our budget .
24 For years nurses had wanted special pay arrangements which recognized that they did not take industrial action in pursuit of their pay claims .
25 In his school career , Gazzer had given a great deal of time , energy , and thought to getting round various people , to making sure that they did not take out their boredom , frustration or spite on him , the most obvious victim , the smallest and puniest boy in the class .
26 Sometimes the king allowed subjects to take deer for themselves in his forests ; the warden 's duty was to see to it that they had a proper writ of warranty when they came to his forest , that they did not take more than the specified number , and that they took them in the prescribed manner .
27 It could not be suggested that these justices in the instant case did not take time to consider the matter and it is not suggested , nor could it be , that they did not take a great deal of care in carrying out their duties .
28 Such mishaps were bad omens , and though the townspeople maintained that they did not take the Wheel seriously they were happier when all went according to plan .
29 ‘ He told them to leave the house immediately and it would appear that they did not take him seriously but laughed when he said this .
30 You 're lucky that they did n't take the Turtles apart , they did n't open them .
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