Example sentences of "it [vb past] n't take [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ’ . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It did n't take much thinking about . |
| 5 | It did n't take much imagination to supply another word in place of ‘ protegée ’ . |
| 6 | There was quite a run on the unfashionable theatre 's box office but it did n't take old Fred by surprise . |