Example sentences of "it do [not/n't] [verb] [det] imagination " in BNC.

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1 Yet it did not require much imagination to see that it could only be one thing : the so-called " rice-water " fluid from a cholera patient , which Dr McNab claimed was so deadly .
2 It did n't need much imagination to guess that his presence there had been recreational rather than restitutional !
3 It did n't take much imagination to supply another word in place of ‘ protegée ’ .
4 It does not require much imagination on the part of a person contemplating , on the one hand the evolutionary product that is the marvellous human body , and on the other hand the mess that is religious history , to bring his agreement with this .
5 It does not take much imagination to realise the very serious risks if , for instance , a modern weed-killer solution contaminated drinking water supplies .
6 It does not take much imagination to see these changes as a reflection of Britain 's growing military self-assertiveness , and specifically of her claim to Neptune 's trident and rule of the sea .
7 Appendages in the ‘ head ’ region often include powerful claws , and it does not take much imagination to conclude that these eurypterids were among the fiercest predators of their day .
8 It does not take much imagination to appreciate that maintaining a safe environment in high latitudes and high altitudes with the long months of snow , ice and subzero temperatures will differ from maintaining a safe environment in the humid heat of a tropical forest .
9 It does not take much imagination to understand the depth of grief that the parents feel at the loss of their baby .
10 In a more commonplace example , it does not take much imagination to see how old people may see their contribution to society as substantially diminished and their dependence increased , at a time when technological advances present an older generation with a succession of mysteries related to daily living .
11 It does not take much imagination to realise the bad impression that can be created by a person who has greasy unkempt hair , unclean or unpressed clothes , laddered stockings or tights , dirty down-at-the-heel shoes , chewed or dirty fingernails or unfortunately halitosis ( bad breath ) or body odour .
12 It does not take much imagination to conjure up the kinds of arguments that EDF will introduce should it wish to inhibit serious competition to itself .
13 It does not take much imagination to understand the effect of a Tornado flying at 250 knots and at 250 ft , on a cavalcade of 200 horses on top of the Border hills .
14 To make the book come even more to life , the author introduces hypothetical characters , the Sportsman , the Visitor and the Engineer , and it does not take much imagination to think of their behaviour in driving or road design .
15 It does n't take much imagination to realise the very serious risks if , for instance , a modern week-killer solution contaminated drinking water supplies .
16 ‘ When the two star-crossed lovers next met , someone , it does n't take much imagination to guess who , had made sure that Larry Marsh suspected something was wrong .
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