Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] n't take him [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had n't taken him seriously when he said he was giving up . |
| 2 | Ben had mentioned his withdrawal and she had n't taken him too seriously . |
| 3 | It did n't take him long to master the basics of what British Steel was all about and he has been just as versatile in acquiring an understanding of a diverse range of other businesses , from computers and oil drilling to knitwear machines . |
| 4 | ‘ You see , it did n't take him long to find the riff-raff , ’ Moran said . |
| 5 | It did n't take him long to realize that one less headache was getting rid of me . |
| 6 | It did n't take him long , and all she wanted were her books and all the time the mother was crying and rocking backwards and forwards and the old father was ranting on in Yiddish . |
| 7 | Well , it had n't taken him long to show his true colours ! |