Example sentences of "we [modal v] not take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ We could not take chances , ’ continued Tyrell , whose question had apparently been rhetorical . |
| 3 | Mother and I decided that in the interests of hygiene we could not take Father 's body into Chiguana , but must bury him where he lay . |
| 4 | If six men were left , we could not take control of the ship ; and because only six were left , the captain 's men did not need my help . |
| 5 | If we expect failure , we need n't take risks . |
| 6 | We need not take Burgess 's parody too seriously , nor need we accept the absoluteness of his Class 1 and Class 2 categories — since he himself acknowledges that the two classes overlap . |
| 7 | The hon. Gentleman is unfair to claim that we have said that we shall not take action . |
| 8 | We shall not take sides here . |
| 9 | We ca n't take care of a little girl . |
| 10 | ‘ Tell him to come back , we ca n't take risks — and bring me a glass of water , will you ? ’ |
| 11 | We ca n't , we ca n't take C before B really , we 'd have to discuss C before B , we can come back into public on C if you so desire , at the end Mr |
| 12 | But we ca n't take C Mrs , until we 've taken B. |
| 13 | Without the faith that our face expresses our self , without that basic illusion , that arch-illusion , we can not live or at least we can not take life seriously . |
| 14 | In any further analysis , we can not take averages . |
| 15 | ‘ If what you say is true , we can not take chances . |
| 16 | We can not take risks . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |