Example sentences of "not take [pron] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 It did not take her long to work out that the meal was going to cost her considerably more than she 'd saved by spending a rather miserable night in rue Roland .
2 Apparently it did not take her long to provide services for both husband and wife .
3 It did not take me long to wish that we Christians might have a similar preparation for confirmation and acceptance as a full worshipping and working member of the Church .
4 It did not take me long to realize that this was the man I had needed so badly . ’
5 But it did not take him long to sort out what was wrong with it .
6 As a free man in a growing country , it did not take him long to see the potential .
7 It did not take them long to make their minds up : mobility , Jessica said , was the nicest thing she knew about being well-off .
8 It did not take them long to inform us that we had arrived with their traditional enemies , the Bugis .
9 If their attackers were in any strength it would not take them long to get through .
10 The Villa Fiesole was a fairly big house and yet it had not taken him long to find the box .
11 It had not taken her long to realise that here was a vindictive old villain , bent on making her life as miserable as he possibly could .
12 It had not taken her long to discover the team 's skills ran to more than mere mountaineering .
13 It not take him long to realize that if the police wanted someone to carry the can , then Dirk Coetzee was heading for death row .
14 It did n't take them long to reach Kenilworth .
15 It did n't take him long to realize that one less headache was getting rid of me .
16 ‘ He has that particular continental style but it wo n't take him long to gel .
17 ‘ You see , it did n't take him long to find the riff-raff , ’ Moran said .
18 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 .
19 — Amadou does n't take her home to show to Amadé .
20 It did n't take her long to dress , freshen her make-up and add touches of silver jewellery on ears , neck and wrists , and it was quite a bit less than Tom 's stipulated twenty minutes later when she approached the veranda again .
21 It did n't take her long to regret taking part .
22 It did n't take her long to realise that he could n't really be spending much time here .
23 It did n't take her long to decide she had precisely two choices — well , one , really , because even though it was n't cold it would look wrong to go out in thin cotton to the sort of party he was talking about .
24 It did n't take her long to change into her jade swimsuit and moments later she walked on to the poolside .
25 It did n't take her long to pack the few clothes she would need , even though her mind was far away in the past .
26 It did n't take me long to realise it was very different from the kind of journalism I 'd been used to .
27 It did n't take me long to realise I 'd fallen in love with love rather than with Dave . ’
28 Besides , it did n't take me long to figure out I was wrong . ’
29 It did n't take me long to find out otherwise .
30 He said , ‘ Wo n't take us long to get back .
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