Example sentences of "do not take [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I also say that the Department 's concern would be taken more seriously if it did not take over three months to get replies from the Secretary of State to hon. Members who draw his attention to accusations that have been made in relation to what goes on in Castlereagh ? |
| 2 | The young Gian did not take up his position in society , however , preferring to travel and to spend his money on his collection . |
| 3 | The Conservative Party did not take up any definite stand on comprehensive schools when it came into office in 1979 . |
| 4 | Only 600 schools did not take up the offer of half-price computers . |
| 5 | Sinn Fein did not take up their seats but instead formed a ‘ Provisional Government ’ of the Irish Free State . |
| 6 | Before yesterday 's hearing Mr McTear , gasping for breath , said his goal was to ensure youngsters did not take up the habit and go through his ordeal . |
| 7 | Just two mops were placed on the tank floor , and as the water depth was only 6½″ the mops did not take up too much tank space . |
| 8 | When he returned to England from Calcutta , which he did as soon as he was well enough to travel , he did not take up the glorious and interesting life that was waiting for him there , as one would have expected . |
| 9 | Some nations , like Great Britain , with a large quota , did not take up all their places , while others , like Italy , had a waiting list . |
| 10 | He was in Paris from June 1720 until November 1721 , but the ministry had little confidence in him and appointed first John , second Baron Carteret ( later Earl Granville , q.v. ) , as ambassador extraordinary in January 1721 , a post he did not take up , and secondly Sir Luke Schaub [ q.v. ] as ambassador the following month . |
| 11 | He did not take up the point . |
| 12 | Last year the majority of students did not take up their loan facility . |
| 13 | All in all , exports did not take up more than a fifth of the increase in the output of the economy as a whole . |
| 14 | Third , when the provincial gentry still did not take up the cause of reform with alacrity the tsar bypassed them by appointing a majority of keen reformers to the Editing Commissions . |
| 15 | Gregory argues that if God did not take on a humanity like ours , then we are not redeemed ; for it was through sharing our humanity that Christ redeemed it . |
| 16 | This did not take on , but from the time of the Pioneers some red-figure artists sometimes draw in outline on a white slip , most often on the interior of a cup where there was not the problem of the receding surface . |
| 17 | A Department of Agriculture might function more effectively for agriculture if it did not take on , unnecessarily and confusingly , a role in food marketing . |
| 18 | GKR 's growth in terms of fee income and number of consultants , although showing modest progress in the 1970s , did not take off dramatically in this particular decade . |
| 19 | The ramshackle eight-seater at first did not take off because of a storm after which a pilot could not be found . |
| 20 | And there is much more advice that I did not take in , except that later I remember it when a new situation arises . |
| 21 | In his school career , Gazzer had given a great deal of time , energy , and thought to getting round various people , to making sure that they did not take out their boredom , frustration or spite on him , the most obvious victim , the smallest and puniest boy in the class . |
| 22 | The university student had applied for help under the NHS Low Income Scheme , but said he had been assessed on a £300 loan he did not take out , which put him 39p in credit and not entitled for help . |
| 23 | A massive demonstration of trade union muscle on Saturday , when 5,000 placard-waving supporters gathered in the city square , heard the stakes in the dispute raised dramatically with a call to shut the factory for good if management did not take back the 340 strikers . |
| 24 | The fashionable discussion of incentives usually overlooks what may be one of the more potent of the disincentives operating on the productivity of the British labour force : the anticipation of domesticity , discouraging young women from seeking training and employers and educational institutions from providing it , even to women who do not take on a family or a traditional role within one . |
| 25 | This is not to say that older men do not take on the role of ‘ carer ’ , nor that the perceived threat to independence is only an issue for women . |
| 26 | Twenty per cent of pensioners do not take up benefits that they are entitled to . |
| 27 | Please do not take up vital communication power at this point . ’ |
| 28 | Sliding doors are popular choice as they do not take up any space in the room , although , on the other hand , you can only see the contents of half the wardrobe at any one time . |
| 29 | The report also considers why pupils do and do not take up optional courses . |
| 30 | If students do not take up the publicly provided loans that are available for them , they are neglecting an important element of the student support system . |