Example sentences of "do [adv] take [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The water in the basins had a layer of ice on them , which had to be broken before the children could wash ; then , in the dining room they sat shivering , for the fire at the end of the room did not take even the chill away . |
| 2 | They did not deserve to be taken seriously because they did not take seriously the main currents of the culture they were attacking . |
| 3 | Typically it means that steps are taken to ensure that women do not take away a proportion of the kin group 's resources when they marry — which can mean variously , that women 's sexuality is tightly controlled , that women are given little choice about whom they marry , that there is a preference for choosing marriage partners from within the kin groups ( Tillion , 1983 ; Goddard , 1987 ) . |
| 4 | Give words of encouragement , and do not take away the food immediately if it is ignored . |
| 5 | These provisions do not take away the income from the beneficiary ; they merely alter the income tax payable on that income . |
| 6 | Thirty years ago , employers did n't take seriously the risk of being sued for deafness . |
| 7 | Ten years ago , they did n't take seriously the risk of being sued for passive smoking . |
| 8 | ‘ Take care now that we do n't take away the king , or we 'll die on us ! ’ |
| 9 | And money does n't take away the problems of the world . ’ |