Example sentences of "did not take [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not take many head blows . ’ |
| 2 | Joan , over the last week , had applied calamine lotion , witch hazel , petroleum jelly , and had even contemplated using a sinister looking ointment concocted by Dotty , but did not take this final drastic step . |
| 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 | I did not take any banned substance and will continue to try and clear my name and resume my athletics career which was just beginning to flourish . ’ |
| 5 | Hence the EC did not take any significant steps towards establishing the Common Market , despite the fact that the Treaty of Rome clearly committed the member states to achieving this objective . |
| 6 | This policy meant that the USA did not take any special steps to control her deficit but instead allowed the balance of payments to deteriorate . |