Example sentences of "take much [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Inheriting the earth , or what 's left of it by the time the non-meek have realized the folly of their ways , is a process which takes much fortitude and patience . |
2 | It hardly takes much decoding to translate this into racial — indeed , not far from racist — terms . |
3 | Sir : The article by Tom Arnold ( 9 October ) , vice-chairman of the Conservative Party , takes much pride in the fact that social connections are , in his view , no longer a passport to becoming a Conservative candidate ( 9 October ) . |
4 | Writing an Introduction As we have said , it takes much practice to be able to write essays well . |
5 | Nobody takes much notice . |
6 | He added tranquilly : ‘ No one takes much notice of them . ’ |
7 | She got herself a job in Reading college , she got somebody to take her down there and a place to get an English A Level , and Mary said it 's a thing with her she wants to get this English A Level cos her father had one and she feels that is she could get and English A Level it would impress him , he , she spends her life trying to impress her father who does n't really takes much notice of her , . |
8 | It takes much cranking of the engine with the starter motor to get going again — although the time it takes to fire up does vary . |
9 | It takes much time . |
10 | Undoubtedly that takes much time , and the GKN Group is to be congratulated for encouraging its senior executives to play such an important part in an organisation that achieves such excellent work in Shropshire . |
11 | It takes much time and effort to find recorded music that is suitable as movement accompaniment . |
12 | ‘ It does n't take much expertise to know that . ’ |
13 | With a snarl Death reached out a bony finger and stopped the man 's heart , but he did n't take much pride in it . |
14 | It did n't take much anaesthetic to render the exhausted patient unconscious , and , as Sophie made the first incision , she put aside her dislike of being critically watched by her professional rival and concentrated on her life-saving task . |
15 | In fact the chronicle succeeds in having its cake and eating it , all the way back to the stir caused by Nicholas Stavrogin 's arrival in ‘ our town ’ , when it is recorded among other things that he seemed to know a lot — ‘ But of course it did n't take much knowledge to astonish us ’ . |
16 | My detectives had established your many moves and it did not take much intelligence to realise why . ’ |
17 | When it comes to disk storage capacity spreadsheets do n't normally take much space . |
18 | The men do n't take much part . |
19 | Men do n't usually take much part in these things , ’ she added , more from experience than from cynicism . |
20 | Each will require a distinctive approach , which will take much prayer , research and expertise to develop . |
21 | But it seemed the doctor could persuade Sarah to do anything , for it did n't take much argument to convince her that it was wrong to be ungracious . |
22 | And he did n't take much interest in my mother either and that put enough emotional pressure on her to maybe no , not be such a good mother as she might otherwise have been . |
23 | Perhaps many other abbots had also been monks of the houses they eventually ruled , and Cnut did not always take much interest in their selection . |
24 | It does not take much imagination to realise the very serious risks if , for instance , a modern weed-killer solution contaminated drinking water supplies . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | 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 . |
27 | 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 . |
28 | It does not take much imagination to understand the depth of grief that the parents feel at the loss of their baby . |
29 | 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 . |
30 | 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 . |