Example sentences of "i could [not/n't] take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't take London any more , he said . |
| 2 | Well , I looked a bit of a sight , but I thought well , well , you know , what else can I do , I mean I could n't take clothing to get changed in to . |
| 3 | As I could n't take Lisabeth with me , it was the nearest thing I had to a lethal weapon . |
| 4 | " But I could n't take responsibility for them , " Mr. Mendez said . |
| 5 | Natasha 's father was there and was siding with my mother , saying how I could n't take Natasha , I was an unfit mother and how he was going to get me done . |
| 6 | ’ At first I felt I could n't take care of my own life , ’ she says , remembering a rocky past with its broken marriage , drink and drugs . |
| 7 | Although there were four possible exits from the balcony , and three different walkways for my pursuer to choose from , I could not take chances . |
| 8 | The simile was so striking and no doubt so apt , and one that was so delightfully Eliotish , that I could not take offence , though a critical word from that quarter could deal a heavy blow to one 's morale . |