Example sentences of "[pron] can not be take " in BNC.

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1 Judgements made in the course of a lecture will be taken down in notes as if they were facts , whereas it is in the nature of critical judgements that they can not be taken over by others ; it is on this dilemma , I believe , that Leavisism ultimately foundered .
2 The explanations in the official report are so naive that they can not be taken seriously .
3 But the difficulty with this discussion is that it lacks a firm point of reference because it can not be taken for granted that there should be two levels of offence , rape and procuring sex by threats .
4 There are no gate-crashers ; it can not be taken by storm .
5 For these and other reasons , it can not be taken as axiomatic that the most extreme threats are the most effective .
6 It can not be taken for granted .
7 First , if the action must be taken very urgently , it can not be taken as part of a full corporate strategic analysis ; there would not be the time .
8 He can not be taken for granted as simply ‘ there ’ in our religious sense , our spiritual depth , or our moral awareness , for he transcends , he stands over against all of these .
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