Example sentences of "did n't take [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From what I 've heard he did n't take his car and he did n't take one of his vans either . ’ |
| 2 | It would be a shame if she did n't take one last look at her fictional hero — the man it was safe to love because he was so completely out of her world … |
| 3 | She did n't take five years out and say to herself , ‘ I 'm really going to learn music . ’ |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't take much , ’ muttered Philip . |
| 6 | She lifted the hem of her skirt a little , which did n't take much doing since it was practically touching the ground . |
| 7 | But , like most mothers , I did n't take much notice of the dangers until my son , at about 18 months old , nibbled a poisonous plant . |
| 8 | I did n't take much notice of him then . |
| 9 | It was n't much of a joke , but then it did n't take much to make Karen laugh . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It did n't take much to persuade her to come and nothing would have prevented me from seeing precisely what it was that had turned my schoolfriend into what the Daily Express called ‘ a phenomena ’ . |
| 12 | They were very polite , however , and did n't take much persuading to go away . |
| 13 | I did n't take much notice of that , and then the door at the other end would open and close . |
| 14 | Cami knickers and french knickers became popular because they did n't take much material and were economic in coupons . |
| 15 | I did n't take much notice of it the first few years after I left school , but now I 've been gone , what , fifteen years or so , I find quite a lot of interest in what 's happened . |
| 16 | Naturally I did n't take much notice of that . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Bishop did n't take much persuading . |
| 19 | Like Paula , I thought they were old ledgers and I did n't take much notice . |
| 20 | It did n't take much to move Dreadnought . " |
| 21 | It did n't take much imagination to supply another word in place of ‘ protegée ’ . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I thought he was fun but I did n't take much notice especially since this boy I was with was angry . |
| 24 | I did n't take much . |
| 25 | Dosh and Freddie did n't take much persuading but Chase thankfully declined saying that parties did n't like him . |
| 26 | The exhibition 's open to all , but it did n't take much to persuade Scotland Today 's Patsi MacKenzie to wander along for a preview . |
| 27 | I vaguely recall the event , but I did n't take much notice . |
| 28 | It did n't take much thinking about . |
| 29 | Then , realising that it did n't take much for this man to get to her , she made sterner efforts to get herself more of one piece and , returning her hand to her lap , she drew out of nowhere , ‘ Not everybody can wear contact lenses , ’ and added for a touch of authenticity , ‘ I ca n't myself . ’ |
| 30 | 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 . |