Example sentences of "take [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did n't take long to set things up . |
| 2 | Of course , you can just leave unwanted software on your hard disk , but with the average application taking up something between 10 and 20Mb , it does n't take long to fill your hard disk with junk . |
| 3 | It did n't take long to track down Kimberly . |
| 4 | ‘ Would it take long to stop and telephone London , Jim ? ’ |
| 5 | Still , it did not take long to sell , and as soon as people started to look over it , she told her family . |
| 6 | Baveno is a pretty village , although it does n't take long to explore it all . |
| 7 | They wo n't take long to defrost . |
| 8 | to the point where my father-in-law woken up in his room with hilarious giggles which do n't take long to ensue |
| 9 | It does not take long to reach negligible proportions . |
| 10 | It did n't take long to reach Pershore . |
| 11 | This idea may not be suitable for a real beginner , but if anyone is really enthusiastic about cake decorating it should not take long to acquire the necessary skills , enabling them to create some lovely and different effects . |
| 12 | But it does not take long to decide that the experiment is being conducted with skill , and that the pursuits have at least a little in common . |
| 13 | The Very Revd Dr J. Fraser McLuskey , M.C. , who served as chaplain to the 1st Regiment , summed up its quality in his book Parachute Padre : ‘ It does n't take long to sense the atmosphere of a strange Mess . |
| 14 | It did not take long to see the extension of the concept . |
| 15 | I have to confess that on many occasions I have had recourse to Hansard , of course only to check if my interpretation had conflicted with an express Parliamentary intention , but I can say that it does not take long to recall and assemble the relevant passages in which the particular section was dealt with in Parliament , nor does it take long to see if anything relevant was said . |
| 16 | But Famlio did n't take long to see other possibilities , in the established traditional of what is ironically known as protection . |
| 17 | It did n't take long to see it would be useless . ’ |
| 18 | Well that wo n't take long to unpick it will it ? |
| 19 | It did not take long to realise that what really worried Mrs Baran was Franziska 's relationship with her husband , although : ‘ … from the way in which Mr Baran talked about Franzi I did not at all get the impression that there is any reason for Mrs Baran to be jealous ’ . |
| 20 | Before we confront their beliefs we need to know something of their setting , but this will not take long to recount ; I shall adopt the anthropologist 's familiar if sometimes confusing practice of writing in the ‘ ethnographic present ’ tense . |
| 21 | It would n't take long to do it now but I ca n't be bothered |
| 22 | Having a will professionally drawn up is not a terrible ordeal and it need not take long to explain your wishes . |
| 23 | It did not take long to fetch the horses round . |
| 24 | ‘ Their forward technique is not up to scratch either in maul or scrum , but hose deficiencies wo n't take long to correct . |
| 25 | I have to confess that on many occasions I have had recourse to Hansard , of course only to check if my interpretation had conflicted with an express Parliamentary intention , but I can say that it does not take long to recall and assemble the relevant passages in which the particular section was dealt with in Parliament , nor does it take long to see if anything relevant was said . |
| 26 | His voice a husky , erotic whisper , he murmured , ‘ I 'm glad it did n't take long to change your mind . |
| 27 | It did n't take long to tell him my story . |
| 28 | That do n't take long to unpack it really , does it ? |
| 29 | It did n't take long to find out Nicola had told them that she was in line to take over my job . ’ |
| 30 | It did n't take long to find them . |