Example sentences of "[adv] [not/n't] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were laughing again when he said , ‘ Well , I 'd better not take the shag . |
| 2 | I 'd better not take any more at once in case they fall off . |
| 3 | I would add that toy manufacturers used a good deal of imagination and licence when they produced their models , perhaps not taking into account the keen eye and future criticism of FlyPast readers ! |
| 4 | I warn them all not to take her seriously , but they all do , poor chaps ! |
| 5 | I was obviously not taking the punishment right . |
| 6 | Similarly , similarly I have prepared all this but just shortly before the meeting I have had a whole wodge of suggestion forms going back to November which I have obviously not taken into account yet . . |
| 7 | If primitive societies were classless , this whole process could obviously not take place , and so the theory of social change did not apply to them . |
| 8 | His easy manner bordered on the avuncular , but Charles was wise enough not to take offence with the experienced NCOs , particularly this one under whom he 'd served while in the ranks such a short while before . |
| 9 | He perhaps meant to say ‘ principals ’ because the decisions that were taken , or rather not taken , in New York had everything to do with cash . |
| 10 | ‘ Angel , I would rather not take that name ! ’ |
| 11 | I 'd rather not take that risk because |
| 12 | I 'd rather not take the risk . |
| 13 | But the princesses will be my sisters-in-law — and I can feel it in my bones that we shall just not take to each other at all ! |
| 14 | Despite all this , and very probably contributing to it , schools had very largely not taken on board the issue of homosexuality , and 60 per cent of the sample said it had never been mentioned at all . |
| 15 | The last one we had we had a budget of ten thousand pounds the company which did it said that it would normally not take on a project of that sort of cost but they found a junior member of staff to take it on and the end product I mean that 's going back nearly five years now , was quite er acceptable and welcome but now it it looks very much out , the force has been reorganised , we need to give it a new look . |
| 16 | The truth of the matter is that Picasso was almost certainly aware of tribal art when Matisse showed him the piece which he admired , but that he was still not taking it very seriously and only ‘ discovered ’ it for himself during his now legendary visit to the Trocadero . |
| 17 | For example , Haringey has still not taken its place within the Community Consultative Group set up after Lord Scarman 's report on the disorders of 1981 . |
| 18 | Despite the Melilla result , the PSOE effectively retained a voting majority in the Congress , since four Basque deputies belonging to United People ( HB ) had still not taken up their seats because of legal quibbles over swearing allegiance . |
| 19 | However , the four Basque deputies elected in October for United People ( HB ) had still not taken up their seats , and the Constitutional Court confirmed in a ruling on March 29 that they would not be permitted to do so unless they swore the conventional oath of allegiance to the Constitution [ see p. 37135 ] . |
| 20 | The ICS showed , that while , as we have seen , domestic violence was a considerable problem , comprising an estimated 22 per cent of all assaults in the borough , it was one usually not taken very seriously by the police . |
| 21 | On the other hand , I suspected that those concerned with the practical supply of publicly available information to business executives ( whom , after all , the work carried out here was originally intended to help ) would probably not take the trouble to read such a review , if it ever came to fruition , because it would not be practical enough ! |
| 22 | ‘ If you had not been told otherwise , you might think it was all a terrific affectation — this old woman from the Dales with the luminescent skin , the saintly set of the features and the clothes from the pile which even the rag-and-bone man would probably not take … . |
| 23 | His replacement will probably not take up office until 1 September 193 . |
| 24 | If a dispute arises , a court will probably not take account of the layout in construing the contract , although it may take account of headings and/or marginal notes . |
| 25 | The compromise nevertheless allowed individual member states to diverge from this target , with the UK retaining its less ambitious aim of reaching the target by 2005 rather than 2000 , and Greece , Ireland , Portugal and Spain also not taking on a 2000 target for their individual performance . |
| 26 | It should also not take the place of fresh funds from Western banks , Mr Christophersen said . |
| 27 | It should also not take the place of fresh funds from Western banks , Mr Christophersen said . |
| 28 | Child-like e.g. not taking anything seriously ( giggling a lot ) |
| 29 | This algorithm is so simple that it is often not taken seriously . |
| 30 | The basic success of the policy however has tended to draw into its influence many who initially chose not to participate , since it would obviously be professionally unsound to be seen to be consciously not taking part . |