Example sentences of "he do [adv] take [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He did not take part in the false publicity that some aides drummed up before the tour .
2 The warehouse proprietor was unaware of B's purchase and himself bought them from A. It was held that the warehouse proprietor did not acquire good title , since being already in possession of the goods he did not take delivery under the contract of sale .
3 He did not take Eleanor there in the end , though , as there was one that was even nearer and cheaper .
4 He did not take sides against Abstraction , even though he was one of the organisers of a Surrealist exhibition in London in 1937 .
5 Brian Lane ( schoolteacher ) : ‘ One thing I remember about David was something that he did n't take part in , which was a concert held at the school in aid of a pavilion that was being put up by the parents and teachers , and being paid for by them .
6 Hannah 's grandfather , James Hauxwell , was invariably invited although he did n't take part in the drive .
7 Of course he 's not been well for some time and he did n't take care of himself . ’
8 He did n't take sugar any more .
9 He did n't take tax relief off .
10 He does not take drugs .
11 Pacey grasps the matter more perceptively when he says , categorically , ‘ he does not take refuge in the ambiguity of myths , but expresses with engaging candour and simplicity his own personal response to experience . ’
12 In such cases the relation of husband and wife and the past indebtedness may put the creditor in such a position that , if he does not take care to fully explain the transaction , he may find himself defeated by proof that the wife did not fully understand it : ’
13 He does n't take loads of drugs and sleep around and get his picture taken with other stars , but then again he does n't make a point of not doing those things either — he 's just a regular guy .
14 Pandarus ' prose not only proves that he does n't take Troilus seriously , so turning our reaction towards a scepticism that stands off from full involvement , but in time it establishes the speaker as a matter-of-fact fixer , who is not only alien to romance but coarsens whatever he touches .
15 He does n't take rivalry with him off the competitive track , and at that time I considered him to be the Master with myself as the apprentice .
16 If people are nearby , draw their attention to what is going on , so that it 's no longer a case of one to one ; or ridicule the offending performer , pointing out that he may catch cold if he does n't take care ( provided that you feel instinctively confident that such a tactic will not enrage him ) .
17 The boy 's going to fall if he does n't take care .
18 The lad 's going to fall if he does n't take care .
19 The child 's going to fall if he does n't take care .
20 The idiot 's going to fall if he does n't take care .
21 He 's going to fall if he does n't take care .
22 He 's been at Pepe 's as long as I 've been coming here — though he does sometimes take holidays , I must admit . ’
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