Example sentences of "can [not/n't] take it " in BNC.

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1 We can not take it for granted any longer that the division of Germany is sustainable ; in consequence , the whole European security order may be unstable .
2 So you can not take it for granted .
3 Boswell reveals another sliver of his biographical method by complaining of frustration that he can not take it all down .
4 ‘ Mr Beckenham , since I am in some sort indebted to you , I will , if you please , refrain from making you any answer , for I can not take it upon myself to do so without speaking to you in a manner which must sound both insolent and ungrateful ! ’
5 ‘ You can not take it off , Roger , ’ my master ordered .
6 And so , when you come to the bible and you read the account of Jesus here on the earth , turning the water into wine , of Jesus stilling the storm , when you into the old testament and you read accounts there of the children of Israel , of the me , of the tremendous miracles that were performed by Jehovah , God for them well of course , there 's a natural explanation to it , because you ca n't do these things , there are natural laws that stop you doing them you can not take a glass of water , even if you 're God , you can not take it and make it into a glass of wine instantly , it 's got natural processes to go through .
7 But I can not take it out of store because I would be breaking the law effectively if I did .
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