Example sentences of "and do [not/n't] take " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ But watch out if you go into those woods and do n't take any valuables with you . ’ |
2 | Acknowledge your jealousy , laugh at your unreasonable behaviour , and do n't take yourself so seriously . |
3 | Follow instructions carefully and do n't take them internally . |
4 | ‘ Do n't any of you move an inch from here and do n't take your eyes off those bundles . |
5 | Because they are unaffected by psychology and do n't take break tests they can be used to pin down a much more powerful enemy , diverting attention away from the core units . |
6 | ‘ It was n't like that — and do n't take the name of the Lord in vain . ’ |
7 | Peter Gilroy , deputy director at Kent SSD , said : ‘ Research shows if you leave elderly people 's needs simply with personal care and do n't take into account their anxiety about their home , they are likely to go into a spiral of decline . ’ |
8 | We have little electric fibres , elements running through similar to an electric fire and if you crumple it up , and do n't take care of it properly , what happens is you will snap one of the fine filaments . |
9 | And do n't take all day about it , because I want to kiss you again . |
10 | Women tend to be the carers in a family and do n't take time to look after themselves properly , but who will look after them ? ’ |
11 | Most of the components that make up your computer are delicate and do n't take too kindly to being taken apart . |
12 | Cos there 's also another th area I know a bit about is , and , and do n't take these as being the only areas , it 's just it 's easier if you actually discuss a a sort of case , you know ? |
13 | I really think that as women we have to draw out all the holy cows and do n't take anything for granted and begin to question everything . |
14 | There are too many idiots on the road , and they all end up coming through our department , but provided you 're sensible and do n't take risks either with yourself or your equipment , you should be OK . ’ |
15 | People really laugh and do n't take us seriously . |
16 | ‘ When you create chances , especially against Hearts , and do n't take them , then you ca n't have any complaints , ’ admitted McLean after literally coming back down to earth . |
17 | Well , she 'll say to him , put kettle on and butter some bread , and he 'll sit there , and he 's smoking , and he 's continuing what he 's doing , you know , and she 'll go and do what she 's doing , and she , have you flicking arse-hole you to do , and , you know , any , it just goes in that ear , comes out 'ther ear , and just sallies on , and do n't take blind bit of notice . |
18 | and do n't take all that loaf cos that 's all that |
19 | PEOPLE use patents either as a valid legal weapon to block rival manufacture or as a bluff to put off rival manufacturers who know nothing about patent law and do not take legal advice from a patent agent . |
20 | They scarcely venture out and do not take easily to strangers . ’ |
21 | Any investigations into the suitability of rock formations are , they say , based on assumptions of how that ground will behave now , and do not take into account the possibility of climatic changes , earthquake activity or even human intervention in years to come . |
22 | ( Metric and Imperial measure comparison of all weapon sizes in this book are mathematical and do not take account of slight variations in different countries ' measurements of bore sizes , etc . ) |
23 | The interest rates are calculated in the way required by the Consumer Credit Act and do not take into account any tax relief that could be gained for a home improvements loan . |
24 | Give words of encouragement , and do not take away the food immediately if it is ignored . |
25 | Our data were subject to several constraints : a far lower response rate from probation officers in the second survey ; the effects of changes in agency policies and practices during the two survey years ( e.g. medics ' notifying practices , police detection efforts/successes ) ; the ‘ loss ’ of some users identified in the first survey , and of some new users , to institutions and agencies not covered by the research ( e.g. custody , rehabilitation units , drug agencies in adjacent areas ) ; disillusionment with some agencies among heroin users ( particularly medical services ) , which may have produced a higher ratio of unknown to known users than in the previous year ; the optimistic assumption of 20 per cent annual outcidence-for instance , one review of follow-up studies of opioid users suggests that outcidence after one year is typically around 10 per cent , and may only reach 40–50 per cent after ten years , even for those who have received ‘ treatment ’ ( Home Office 1986 , ch. 7 ) ; and the decline in the size of the youth population , due largely to the drop in the birth rate during the 1960s-that is , the absolute number of known heroin users could decrease while the rate per 1,000 youths remained the same or even increased ( the population figures from which our prevalence rates were calculated derived from 1981 Census statistics , and do not take into account projected trends ) . |
26 | These County Court statistics cover only England and Wales and do not take into account voluntary repossessions where the borrower surrenders the keys to the mortgage lender . |
27 | The report also considers why pupils do and do not take up optional courses . |
28 | Existing employers and partners can also have a lot to say on this point and do not take kindly to large chunks of their work being removed by an exiting employee . |
29 | This occurred in Egypt and Asia , for instance , and the intention was to create a closed currency system whereby everyone entering the kingdom had to change their foreign coin into local coin and did not take the local coinage out of the country . |
30 | He spoke slowly to the children and did not take his eyes off them as he spoke . |