Example sentences of "not take a great " in BNC.

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1 ‘ No man to upset and it did not take a great deal to upset him . ’
2 The leather trade was one which did not take a great deal of effort to run successfully but then Craig believed that his brother had a hand in the unprofitable deals Uncle Thomas had made and had profited from them .
3 It could not be suggested that these justices in the instant case did not take time to consider the matter and it is not suggested , nor could it be , that they did not take a great deal of care in carrying out their duties .
4 However , it should be noted that additions to IBM files did not take a great deal longer than to ICL files , while random retrievals from IBM files were not markedly more rapid .
5 Eva , who felt she owed all she was , and had achieved , to her mother did not take a great deal of convincing .
6 It did n't take a great mind to work out that this was some security conscious area .
7 However Morris believes the National wo n't take a great deal of winning and reckons that Cahervillahow is one of the best handicapped horses in the race on 10st 11 .
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