Example sentences of "[pers pn] takes little [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | She takes little exercise , does not even walk much , and prefers to use the car or public transport . |
2 | It takes little knowledge of history to appreciate that relatively few of the battles recorded in history have had a decisive effect upon the future of those involved . |
3 | It takes little imagination to foretell the likely consequences of just one peg disintegrating and flinging its spring or its free arm into the cutter gap during a pass ; or the possible knock-on effect(s) on the rest of the makeshift assembly and the astonished operator if this should happen . |
4 | It takes little imagination to see that here is a huge resource for the study of consumer and retailing habits , but if we follow the practice suggested recently by some archivists and take the network with its constituent data flows and data tables , software resources and analytical outputs as a whole , as the document itself , this is a major site for examining the cultural effect of these systems . |
5 | While the Dutch government is actively planning to reduce the number of hospital beds , particularly those for long-stay patients , it takes little notice of the reality of mental health care in The Netherlands , cherishing various misconceptions regarding institutionalism and community care . |
6 | These factors are worthy of emphasis because in practice they are still dealt with very badly in many organisations and yet it takes little trouble or expertise to make an enormous difference . |
7 | It takes little effort of the imagination to put oneself in Theo 's shoes , and feel the grey , correct , judicious side of his character flinching from the terrifying sincerity of Vincent 's outpourings . |
8 | He takes little interest in me apart from how I look and what my exam results are like . |
9 | Tom Watson 's interests are mainly technical , and he takes little interest in the retail side of the business . |