Example sentences of "[modal v] not [adv] take the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You must understand that , upon discovery of such an unsavoury correspondence , your master and mistress could not possibly take the risk of leaving their young children in your hands . |
| 2 | It can be added , moreover , that a secondary establishment need not necessarily take the form of an agency , branch or subsidiary , but may possibly consist , as the court held in Commission of the European Communities v. Federal Republic Germany ( Case 205/84 ) [ 1986 ] E.C.R. 3755 , 3801 , para. 21 : |
| 3 | Jafaar was seeking a way in through al-Kassar to Haser and the Magharians , ostensibly to have them launder the clan 's drug profits , and , through Lasser , to explore the unholy alliance that appeared to be in the works between the Syrian and Cali cartels whereby each would not only take the other 's product but also share intelligence , smuggling routes and defensive tactics . |
| 4 | And these days you ca n't just take the speedometer out and fiddle the numbers back like you used to ten years ago . |
| 5 | After the match the police managed to keep the fans separated and there was very little trouble , but 28 were arrested and this time Wolves ' fans ca n't really take the blame . |
| 6 | I do not believe that my statement means that the Germans will not necessarily take the system into the aircraft that they order . |
| 7 | I will not therefore take the time of the House with the conventional lengthy explanation of the detail of what are in fact relatively routine pieces of annual business , such as the guaranteed minimum pensions order and the draft contributions rerating order , which are very much in line with their predecessors over a number of years . |