Example sentences of "[pron] did not take " in BNC.
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| 1 | And there is much more advice that I did not take in , except that later I remember it when a new situation arises . |
| 2 | Again , although I visited her regularly , taking little presents ; remembered her birthday and saw to it that her sons did the same ; looked after her once when she was ill ; and respected my husband 's love for her , I did not take much notice of her suggestions : ‘ My mother seems to think … |
| 3 | As you might expect , I did not take Mr Farraday 's suggestion at all seriously that afternoon , regarding it as just another instance of an American gentleman 's unfamiliarity with what was and what was not commonly done in England . |
| 4 | That is to say , I did not take sufficient account of the fact that at that time of the day , what Mr Farraday enjoys is a conversation of a lighthearted , humorous sort . |
| 5 | I did not take too much notice of them , Paul and I had so much to share . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | I did not take any of that seriously , though I would have had to be ice all through to hear it with utter in-difference . |
| 8 | But I did not take his rebuff too personally , since , having worked with him , I was now accustomed to his habit of being unctuously civil to his seniors and much less than civil to his juniors . |
| 9 | I did not take it seriously . ’ |
| 10 | If I did not take the goods out , he would stay there . |
| 11 | I was interested in my work and I did not take one day 's holiday during the next two years . |
| 12 | But I did not take it . |
| 13 | Stupidly — but I did have a lot of luggage — cheeses , books for John and my hill boots — I did not take it out with me this trip . |
| 14 | I did not take it personally , but I thank my hon. Friend none the less . |
| 15 | ‘ I did n't take much , ’ muttered Philip . |
| 16 | ‘ As a matter of fact , I did ; but like the novel says , I did n't take part . |
| 17 | I did n't take it seriously until a holiday took me to the Blakeney area of north Norfolk in 1974 . |
| 18 | But I did n't take no notice . |
| 19 | It was a natural thing for them to do so I did n't take any action — told them in no uncertain terms that this man was ill and he eventually came to and everyone was happy then . |
| 20 | But , like most mothers , I did n't take much notice of the dangers until my son , at about 18 months old , nibbled a poisonous plant . |
| 21 | I did n't take much notice of him then . |
| 22 | I did n't take the first bus , or the second . |
| 23 | ‘ I did n't take the call , I was watching TV , ’ recalled Freddie . |
| 24 | I did n't take much notice of that , and then the door at the other end would open and close . |
| 25 | I did n't take in all he said , but I learned something . |
| 26 | In the taxi that had waited all evening in the piazza for them , the Captain glanced sideways at the point of glowing ash and said politely , ‘ I hope I did n't take you away from something more important this evening . ’ |
| 27 | I did n't take to him . |
| 28 | I did n't take much notice of it the first few years after I left school , but now I 've been gone , what , fifteen years or so , I find quite a lot of interest in what 's happened . |
| 29 | I did n't take did I ? |
| 30 | ‘ Well , I did n't take him in that morning . |