Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [not/n't] take [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked him straight in the face now as she said , ‘ She does n't take such things into account ; she 's a law unto herself ’ |
| 2 | She does n't take any rubbish and there are one or two others like her . |
| 3 | general studies and that 's , you know , er she 's n not randy in that but she 's knows all the all the interesting bit , I du n no we have her for erm , yeah for that and she 's quite a laugh and she does n't take any shit from the boys at all . |
| 4 | Cos I thought he has n't taken any of my hints so far . |
| 5 | Compare this to the golfer in diagram B. He has not taken such a positive approach to the same tee-shot , and has failed to stand behind the ball-to-target line before addressing the ball . |
| 6 | ‘ He has not taken these drugs , I hope . ’ |
| 7 | He does not take any part in the actual slaughter . |
| 8 | Then he does n't take any thing , then I get the ten thousand pounds . |
| 9 | He does n't take any notice now . . |
| 10 | It does not take much imagination to realise the very serious risks if , for instance , a modern weed-killer solution contaminated drinking water supplies . |
| 11 | They point out that the group has a banking facility limit of £190m , and though it does have £10m more of properties to be sold it does not take much to push the Lowndes to this limit . |
| 12 | It does not take much to imagine a situation in which the world 's foreign exchange markets are pushing the pound in one direction and the mark in the other . |
| 13 | It does not take much to imagine the effect of this on a group of already dispirited players , all of whom held him in the warmest affection . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | And it does not take much for this dis-ease of the self to become disease of the body . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | It does not take much imagination to understand the depth of grief that the parents feel at the loss of their baby . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | It does not take much imagination to realise the bad impression that can be created by a person who has greasy unkempt hair , unclean or unpressed clothes , laddered stockings or tights , dirty down-at-the-heel shoes , chewed or dirty fingernails or unfortunately halitosis ( bad breath ) or body odour . |
| 21 | It does not take much for that dress to be torn off and for what lies beneath to be revealed . ’ |
| 22 | It does not take much imagination to conjure up the kinds of arguments that EDF will introduce should it wish to inhibit serious competition to itself . |
| 23 | It does not take much imagination to understand the effect of a Tornado flying at 250 knots and at 250 ft , on a cavalcade of 200 horses on top of the Border hills . |
| 24 | In other words , publishing commitments have to be substantial and it does not take much to sap confidence when the risk is so high . |
| 25 | To make the book come even more to life , the author introduces hypothetical characters , the Sportsman , the Visitor and the Engineer , and it does not take much imagination to think of their behaviour in driving or road design . |
| 26 | ‘ It does not take these two long to trade endearments ! ’ she informed Ramsay . |
| 27 | So it 's a And it does n't take all day . |
| 28 | It does n't take much . |
| 29 | It does n't take much to become a refugee . |
| 30 | But it does n't take much to draw a smile from him , and almost everything in the country — especially its people — provides material for his humour . |