Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [verb] him long [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a free man in a growing country , it did not take him long to see the potential . |
| 2 | But it did not take him long to sort out what was wrong with it . |
| 3 | It did n't take him long to realize that one less headache was getting rid of me . |
| 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 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 . |
| 6 | Well it do n't take him long does it ? |
| 7 | The Villa Fiesole was a fairly big house and yet it had not taken him long to find the box . |
| 8 | Well , it had n't taken him long to show his true colours ! |