Example sentences of "[vb base] [not/n't] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do not take ‘ wrong turnings ’ ; it is in the nature of turnings to be wrong . |
| 2 | In the true tradition of the pub boom at the turn of the century , although decidedly grand , most of these refurbishments do not take themselves deadly seriously . |
| 3 | The number of hotel-based leisure complexes that do not take into consideration the operation of a facility at the same time as its aesthetics are plain for all to see . |
| 4 | But it 's important to remember that most young people do not take drugs . |
| 5 | I do not take this view , but I do think that there are certain deep assumptions about how the mind-body problem should be addressed which increase its difficulty . |
| 6 | It is not easy to achieve this effect if they do not take into account the dimension and spacing of the steps as well as their particular quality , which must be in tune with the music if it is to make sense . |
| 7 | However , if excavations do not take place the cemetery and its treasures are likely to be destroyed by ploughing within a few years . |
| 8 | Twenty per cent of pensioners do not take up benefits that they are entitled to . |
| 9 | A conspiracy not to ‘ let on ’ is tacitly formed among those who know better , and those who do not take their cue from them . |
| 10 | Do not take naps in the daytime if you feel tired . |
| 11 | Do not take a large supper which may make sleep difficult immediately afterwards . |
| 12 | Many do not take full advantage of the various daytime , night and off-peak tariffs on offer from their electricity company . |
| 13 | The Greens want regional self-reliance , in agriculture as well as in other things ; a land tax applied so that ‘ in general terms , the nearer the land is to its natural state , the lower the land tax would be ’ ; energy efficiency ; population reduction through encouragement and education ( with 15–20 million the target for Britain ) ; and a sharing of ‘ the abundance which nature can provide for us all if the greedy do not take more than their fair share ’ . |
| 14 | But , outclassed and outnumbered , most will be destroyed as soon as they take to the air ; and if they do not take to the air they do not matter . |
| 15 | Those who do not take A levels in foreign languages or in science drop those subjects after — at most — five years of study . |
| 16 | Conservatives tend to stress the ‘ will not ’ : jobs exist , but people do not take them ; jobs do not pay enough , or people do not try hard enough to find them . |
| 17 | There is a good illustration here of how Gassendi 's attacks do not take his opponents as seriously as might be . |
| 18 | But there is reason to think that our senses do not take us to the heart of things . |
| 19 | But although by themselves they do not take us this far , they do at least point the way . |
| 20 | But , of course , some people do not take lawns seriously . |
| 21 | Even if our ministries do not take that form of living as radically as that , incarnation does challenge each of us to apply the message of Christ . |
| 22 | And we do not take ourselves seriously like the French : we can demolish everything with our humour . |
| 23 | Many of the other forms of sexual assault on males or females do not take the form of sexual intercourse as defined in the offences of rape and buggery , and English law classifies these as indecent assaults . |
| 24 | The figures do not take into account the drought payments . |
| 25 | It 's easy to obtain organic tomato seed of excellent quality by growing your own and ensuring you do not take it from diseased plants . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Other than timing , the problem with such wheezes is that voters do not take kindly to ‘ unnecessary ’ by-elections . |
| 28 | But they do not take us sufficiently deeply into the complexity of the concept . |
| 29 | Such dogs do not take well to a lower pecking order and skilful training is necessary . |
| 30 | While it is unquestionably a step in the right direction for such international teams to make recommendations as to optimal treatment schedules and ideal diagnostic facilities , it avails little if governments do not take their advice or if there is a shortage of money , personnel , or both . |