Example sentences of "could [not/n't] take " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this — the group decision to put make-believe before reality — he could not take it in . |
| 2 | Mary would work like a slave , but a woman could not take the animals to market , though he knew of widows living alone , soldiers ' wives mostly , who farmed on in a rough way by themselves , their cattle straying and mixing with the herds of others , their oats still standing in November … |
| 3 | She could not take him back to America with her , he could not take her home . |
| 4 | She could not take him back to America with her , he could not take her home . |
| 5 | Antonio was a star dancer and he could not take an objective view of the whole . |
| 6 | Though Dr Runcie and his party could not take Holy Communion at the papal mass , he had earlier celebrated the eucharist at the Anglican church in Rome after three demonstrators rose from the congregation as he ascended the pulpit ; the visit has been dogged by protests from supporters of the Rev Ian Paisley . |
| 7 | Although he had helped to set up British Aerospace as a nationalised company , he was convinced it could not take on the huge rival plane-makers in the United States unless it was unfettered from government control . |
| 8 | A spokeswoman for the Ombudsman 's office said the draft report was still in the hands of the DTI and that publication could not take place until it had been returned . |
| 9 | ‘ Miers could not take the German prisoners on board his sub , and if he had left them to paddle ashore they would immediately have gone back into the German forces … |
| 10 | My insomnia became chronic whenever Dana stayed the night , simply because I could not take my eyes away from his sleeping form beneath the bedside lamps . |
| 11 | He could not take more time off . |
| 12 | His mind could not take in all the implications of this sudden realization . |
| 13 | No , Miss Cress told herself , and wanted to tell the daughter , angrily , no , this woman is not senile , she is not in need of a geriatric bed in a hospital , I could not take her , it would be ’ morally wrong , a sin . |
| 14 | His argument was that the Church of Ireland was ‘ poisoned by ecumenism ’ and as such he , as a Free Presbyterian , could not take part in fund-raising on its behalf . |
| 15 | There were plenty of excuses ( she had endured a very bad journey to Paris , the going was appallingly heavy , and her regular jockey William Lane was injured and could not take the ride ) , and she resumed her winning ways later that month with an easy stroll in the Free Handicap at Newmarket . |
| 16 | Ellen was emphatic : — I could not take myself to a Foreign Land as you did Lily and never wanted such a thing and though you would be there that alone would in no way satisfy me and I should be afraid . |
| 17 | Marie Grubbe could not take offence at the insults and the brutality to which Søren , her third husband , subjected her when she so thoroughly understood herself and him . … |
| 18 | The results speak for themselves : Labour lost rural seats and could not take key marginals . |
| 19 | When the Exchange Rate Mechanism was being created , during the final days of the last Labour Government , the then Prime Minister decided Britain could not take part . |
| 20 | I remembered so painfully the anguish of estrangement , and I felt I could not take the risk of spoiling our amity , nor of living with memories of discord , should he be killed . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I wanted a space blanket even more , but I could not take anything from the Land Rover for myself until the next settlement . |
| 23 | I could not take any more . |
| 24 | I was only just able to take care of myself so further responsibility I could not take . |
| 25 | They told him in no uncertain terms that he could not take a holiday whenever he felt like it . |
| 26 | What we could not take by political intrigue and threats we took by ‘ gun-boat diplomacy ’ . |
| 27 | The process of conception as such is not affected , and the scientist no more ‘ creates ’ a baby than does the obstetrician who performs a Caesarean section , an operation which has saved the lives of countless mothers and babies in situations where birth could not take place by the natural route . |
| 28 | Those who could not take the Pioneers at any price had the option of training for essential civilian work . |
| 29 | However , if the relevant project could not take place at all without cooperation , then Article 85(1) will not be infringed . |
| 30 | Their problem is not that they could not take on this responsibility before but that they were not asked to . |