Example sentences of "but [verb] [not/n't] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | When using this fin elastic , thread it up through the feeder as usual , but do not take it through the tape-up spring ( the antennae at the end of the tension wire ) . |
| 2 | The examples of partial shifts provided by the Department of Health look reasonable on paper but do not take annual or study leave into account . |
| 3 | The walls ( the stave screens ) are self-contained units and rest upon the ends of timber sleepers but do not take the weight or thrust . |
| 4 | ‘ But do n't take it to heart if I do n't follow your advice . |
| 5 | I 'd like a complete change of style , but do n't take off more than an inch . |
| 6 | — But do n't take off , mind , while I 'm getting it for you ! ’ |
| 7 | But do n't take your eyes off those Australians . |
| 8 | But do n't take our word for it . |
| 9 | But do n't take that criticism too seriously . |
| 10 | But do n't take this as an excuse to skimp on insurance when you book your hols . |
| 11 | But do n't take my word for it ; this is not a figment of the journalistic imagination . |
| 12 | And if you work on that presumption , and I 'm not suggesting you creep around frightened of your own shadow going at a slow speed , just wor working with deliberation and making sure you move through the situation competently , but do n't take anything for granted . |
| 13 | ‘ I know this must be difficult for you , perhaps even a little traumatic , but do n't take it to heart . |
| 14 | But do n't take one step inside , I 'm warning you . ’ |
| 15 | But do n't take my word for it ; perhaps you should search the place , just in case . |
| 16 | ‘ Look , I realise you 've got a fixation about Luke , ’ she continued swiftly , ‘ but do n't take it out on me ! |
| 17 | ‘ But do n't take too long . |
| 18 | They knew the realist option but did not take it as a way out of a social impasse , because , I would argue , the phenomenalist tendency of thought is too strong . |
| 19 | Elisabeth heard the words but did not take them in consciously . |
| 20 | Richard Chauncy 's eldest son William Henry ( 1728–1788 ) was matriculated at Oxford on 17 March 1743–4 , but did not take a degree . |
| 21 | Joan , over the last week , had applied calamine lotion , witch hazel , petroleum jelly , and had even contemplated using a sinister looking ointment concocted by Dotty , but did not take this final drastic step . |
| 22 | John Stork — when in his mid-30s — became aware of headhunting when he found himself on the receiving end of a headhunter 's call for the first time ; in due course he became the successful candidate , but did not take the job , staying on as a member of the international Board of Masius Wynne-Williams advertising agency , where he had earlier been head of research . |
| 23 | The Maud Committee , for example , distinguished between councillors who were members of a political party and those who were not , but did not take the analysis any further . |
| 24 | She tolerated , but did not take seriously , the attentions of Nigel . |
| 25 | His presence was not continuous as he was entered again as a scholar commoner in 1571 , but did not take a degree . |
| 26 | His father retired in 1813 to London , and Auldjo was educated at Atwood 's School in Hammersmith , and Trinity College , Cambridge , where he matriculated as a pensioner in 1823 but did not take a degree . |
| 27 | He joined the government laboratory in 1897 and , by arrangements recently made for assistants , he attended courses in chemistry at the Royal College of Science for two years , 1897–9 , but did not take his degree . |
| 28 | He smiled , but did not take it . |
| 29 | The $500 million was believed to constitute 80 per cent of Milken 's remaining personal wealth , but did not take into account the assets held by his wife and immediate family . |
| 30 | He then walked out of the house saying he was leaving but did not take anything with him and the car remained outside the house . |