Example sentences of "could not be take " in BNC.
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| 1 | The legend could not be taken seriously any longer in what had been , admittedly , a threadbare form . |
| 2 | Bad temper could not be taken into account , for that is plainly inconsistent with the standard of reasonable self-control . |
| 3 | However , Saragossa could not be taken , despite the vast forces set against it and Charles decided to return to Aquitaine , having gained very little other than the defeat of the Basques after storming Pamplona . |
| 4 | It could not be taken along with poor relief , and those with criminal records were excluded ; it was only available at seventy , not sixty ; and it was set at a very mean level , a mere five shillings , below the bare minimum which Seebohm Rowntree calculated was then needed for subsistence . |
| 5 | Rice flails , which could not be taken into football matches , were used in street battles , as also were edges of razor blades taped to the inside of fingers or the instep of boots . |
| 6 | He admitted the terror but thought the balance could not be taken for granted . |
| 7 | She told the Panel that the original allegations could not be taken at face value , and that children should n't be taken into care on the unchecked allegations of other children . |
| 8 | And thinking of her gynaecologist , surely such a step could not be taken without his sanction and the idea of asking for this seemed out of the question . |
| 9 | It was the only thing I owned , the only thing which could not be taken away from me . |
| 10 | The only ground on which such a right could be defeated , according to Dworkin , would be a competing right advanced by another individual , and even then one such right could not be taken automatically to subordinate another . |
| 11 | For a long time , I was inclined to think that the contrast was too great for any important exchange of ideas , and that Liebermann 's suggestion , despite its attraction , could not be taken very seriously . |
| 12 | But because the feoffees were the legal owners , the lands could not be taken into wardship if the grantor died leaving an heir under age , nor could the crown require the payment of a relief when the heir entered upon his inheritance , and lands held in trust in this way could not be forfeited for treason . |
| 13 | The benefits of collaboration could not be taken for granted , but needed to be continually reappraised . |
| 14 | That course could not be taken in the present case , because of a specific and unusual statutory provision which anticipated the kind of mistake which was made by the sentencer in this case . |
| 15 | The officer did not invite the defendant to express a preference for giving blood or urine but warned him of the consequences of failure to provide a specimen and gave him the opportunity to put forward any reasons why a specimen of blood could not be taken by a doctor . |
| 16 | I did consult with many other people ; my thanks to all of them even if their suggestions could not be taken up . |
| 17 | Some of these shots could not be taken today in this , either because building has made them impossible or simply because the crowds who congregate to nowadays to take these shots would detract from the scene . |
| 18 | Failure to meet these expectations would have been dangerous , especially as his army consisted partly of the forces of independent warlords like Thorkell the Tall and the Norwegian Earl Eric of Lade , whose loyalty could not be taken entirely for granted . |
| 19 | But , while outlining the grounds for imposing a charge for waste collection , a spokesperson for the DoE insisted such a decision could not be taken lightly . |
| 20 | Retirement , though , could not be taken as an easy escape from controversy . |