Example sentences of "that [pron] [modal v] [adv] take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Ever since Cherith , I 've vowed that I 'd just take love as it comes — and as it goes . |
| 3 | Louise picked out a pretty little pink dress that nobody could possibly take exception to and so honour was satisfied . |
| 4 | She escaped with some bruises but was adamant that she would never take lessons from me again . |
| 5 | ‘ With an older woman , they might be concerned that she wo n't take orders from young managers . |
| 6 | " The fact that you ca n't take criticism without becoming as personal and spiteful as a neurotic girl is an example of what I mean . " |
| 7 | The hon. Gentleman is unfair to claim that we have said that we shall not take action . |
| 8 | Yes , in fact we shall be going again this week , and I have no doubt , once again this week , we , we 'll be overlapping into another bay , but er unless we use the coach car park , er which means that we could n't take children who were n't really able walkers , so in fact we would be discriminating against our own children , er I really ca n't see what else we can do . |
| 9 | The crucial lesson for all political parties must be that we can not take growth for granted , and above all , we should not plan in advance how to spend it . |
| 10 | As the year ended the events in the Gulf reminded us sharply that we can not take peach and freedom for granted , and that substantial risks continue to be faced by those serving in the Royal Air Force . |
| 11 | All the Iraqi people with whom we met assured us that they were eager for negotiations in order to avoid war , but said that they would not take orders from George Bush , and that none of the parties should insist on any conditions to the holding of these negotiations . |
| 12 | In July , when Nationalists protested at the failure of the corporation to appoint Nationalists to committee chairs , the mayor pointed out that fifteen or sixteen years ago the Nationalists had said that they would refuse to take such chairs and that they would only take part in corporation affairs in order to disrupt them . |
| 13 | Several other students were concerned about their inability to understand what was being taught in the lectures ; a commonly expressed view was that they could n't take notes and follow what was being said at the same time . |
| 14 | Regulators have struggled to keep pace , assuming that they should somehow take account of all the risks assumed by banks , no matter how bulky their rulebooks become . |
| 15 | People will be tuning in all over the world for these live performances and it 's the organisers ’ hope that they will also take note of the educational messages conveyed . |
| 16 | Original signatories : Albania ( withdrew 1968 ) ; Bulgaria ; Czechoslovakia [ see below ] ; East Germany ( withdrew in September 1990 prior to unification with West Germany ) ; Hungary ( declared in June 1990 that it would not take part in military exercises in 1990 and that it intended to withdraw from the Pact by the end of 1991 ) ; Poland [ see below ] ; Romania ; Soviet Union . |
| 17 | Where appropriate the court can expressly prohibit examination or assessment or state that it shall not take place unless the court directs otherwise ( s38(7) ) . |
| 18 | On passing a sentence of imprisonment of two years or less the Act empowered a court to suspend the sentence by ordering that it should not take effect unless during a specified period the offender committed another offence punishable by imprisonment . |
| 19 | She was smiling , and Paul suddenly realised that he could not take money from her . |
| 20 | Now Diego was a man in years , and his strength had passed from him , so that he could not take vengeance , and he retired to his home to dwell there in solitude and lament over his dishonour . |
| 21 | In one of his rare public reflective moments , he looked back on the three women in his early life , Mud , Lorraine and June , with gratitude because they gave him a good start , independence and the belief that he could always take care of himself , come what may . |
| 22 | I hope that he will not take refuge in bland , average , countrywide statistics but will appreciate the painful reality behind those statistics . |