Example sentences of "[pron] not to take " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I 'd wonder why people kept telling me not to take it and conclude that they just wanted to keep it all for themselves . |
| 2 | He begged me not to take that job at Warrington . |
| 3 | But I almost owe it to the reborn me not to take that kind of shit from any man again . |
| 4 | ‘ Remind me not to take sugar in my coffee . |
| 5 | The court seemed to be afraid that if it allowed the jury to take account of one characteristic , such as sexual impotence , then it would be illogical to direct them not to take account of another characteristic , such as irascibility or bad temper . |
| 6 | Mr Cairns , a former Ulster teacher now lecturing in Japan who is home on a study project , said : ‘ They went for a meal to McDonalds and when the girls said they would take a taxi back to the Young Women 's Christian Association the boys told them not to take a black taxi because they were too expensive . |
| 7 | Ricky had to steel himself not to take her in his arms , but he would have been putting a match to a petrol-soaked bonfire , and he did n't want to hate himself any more than he did already . |
| 8 | I command you not to take yourself so seriously . |
| 9 | Well ha ha had I known I would have told you not to take a copy you see . |
| 10 | ‘ I warned you not to take me for granted , Kathleen . |
| 11 | it 's completely anonymous number you know it 's only to be on that , said I 'll wipe it off then , you bloody well wo n't , I think he wants to tell people before he can say very wrong , could say something personal , if it was personal , no longer it , no you were n't personal to you , but I 'm quite happy to arrange it if you wish , no , no , no , no , no , , I should n't have to tell you not to take my points in full , there we go it 's driving me doing that in the factory having without people 's permission , I want to know , I ask permission if I 'd er wanted to as a without being asked to do it , I would of gone and seen personnel and asked , I would not of dreamed of doing it in a work 's situation unless I was asked , say anything personal I 'd turned it off not that it , apart from me and Stuart |
| 12 | You could trust him not to take the mickey , or to turn round and bite your head off . |
| 13 | He 'd blame it all on the beer and the sherry , he 'd say with a laugh she 'd been right to tell him not to take any . |
| 14 | He opened pale , hurt eyes when Carrington told him not to take more drink excepting tea , and swore it had not entered his head . |
| 15 | They begged her not to take it so much to heart and pleaded with Ken to regard it all as a joke not to be treated seriously . |
| 16 | We wish her well , but advise her not to take a bathing costume . |
| 17 | Just as I never never let other girls see that I know I am pretty ; nobody knows how I 've fallen over myself not to take that unfair advantage . |