Example sentences of "be [adv] to [be] take seriously " in BNC.
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| 1 | White Papers and policy documents are generally to be taken seriously and are therefore quoted extensively on appeal . |
| 2 | His occasional genuflections in the direction of the Constitution , in his memoirs and elsewhere , are not to be taken seriously . |
| 3 | Such statements are not to be taken seriously and the courts would not support a case brought on them . |
| 4 | These conflicting considerations are both to be taken seriously . |
| 5 | It might be said that Rochlin is not to be taken seriously , being merely a popularizing psychologist . |
| 6 | Yet , as they finally declare their love for each other — having been tricked into so doing — Beatrice asks one favour : It seems to me that the fact that this request comes in prose is a sign that it is not to be taken seriously , since it , too , like so much else in the play , is based on false appearances . |
| 7 | It is not to be taken seriously — of course , electrons do not " choose " — but it is somehow irresistible for physicists to talk in this way , at least informally when they are not writing grave papers for their colleagues . |
| 8 | To him the childhood wedding had been something of a charade during which each character had played a part , knowing that the coming together at the end — the whole story — was not to be taken seriously . |
| 9 | When Cooper lobbied government to get rid of him it persuaded M.P.s that Cooper just had a bee in bonnet and was not to be taken seriously . |
| 10 | She admitted it but that was , she had drunk more than her share , that was , it was not to be taken seriously , there were , she could n't even remember saying it , it could have been him , he was drunk was n't he , misunderstanding or even making it up , after all he had done it , not her , he had taken the boy to London , she was asleep , did n't even hear them go , he had taken the boy and left him there , OK , lost him there , easy to do in London but better find him or all hell would break loose and she was not going to carry the can , not for anybody . |