Example sentences of "it do [adv] take [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The movement 's historian has described it as ‘ a landmark in Free Church history ’ although he admitted ‘ it did not take hold on the life of the Free Churches in the way that might have been expected ’ . |
| 2 | It did not take Naylor Massingham to tell her . |
| 3 | It did not take Hugo long to decide that the boy was wilful : he could learn , he just did not want to . |
| 4 | Given asylum by King Alexander , it had remained in being as a military unit and on the German invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941 had offered its services in defence of Yugoslavia against the Germans , although it did not take part in that brief campaign . |
| 5 | If the auditors ' report under s 248(3) were included in the accounts ( in a way which did not cause confusion ) , the company would be entitled to the exemptions , even if it did not take advantage of them . |
| 6 | It did not take Wigg much time to decide that he had been misled , although a fair-minded examination of the facts from the Hansard of the day proved no such thing . |
| 7 | It did not take burglars and curious poisons to dispose of him . |
| 8 | After a series of rent increases L complained that the basis of assessment was invalid as it did not take account of his personal circumstances , thereby imposing an unreasonable rent on him . |
| 9 | Though it did not take place in a laboratory , the study by Atkinson et al . |
| 10 | While the fact that a phenomenon was perceived allows one to infer and assert that it actually occurred , the converse is not true : the fact that it was not perceived does not mean that it did not take place . |
| 11 | It did not take Creggan long to work out that the Men could n't reach him . |
| 12 | It did n't take Juliet long to lay out syringes and packs of swabs and small dressings on a trolley . |
| 13 | It did n't take Matron long to realize that something was going on and put a stop to it . ’ |
| 14 | It did n't take imminence for Jezrael to know that violence was only skin-deep in each of the three men , hidden like lava , waiting to erupt . |
| 15 | It did n't take Lowell long to realise that the bull had n't unearthed any pieces of urn . |
| 16 | It did n't take Ray Doyle more than a minute to realise that he was backing a loser . |
| 17 | But it did n't take Jefferson long to find enough money to set up a factory to make golf clubs , and it does n't take a lot of imagination to guess who provided the money . ’ |
| 18 | It did n't take journalists long to catch the drift of Krushchev 's remarks and reports started to circulate that a British frogman had tried to spy on the Russian ships . |
| 19 | Although they vary either in their particular concerns or in the foci of their campaigns — even the Responsible Society , which states that it does not take part in demonstrations and public protests , campaigns through its literature — it was ‘ permissiveness ’ or their particular interpretation or conception of permissiveness that was the galvanizing force behind their development . |
| 20 | It is what is called a classical theory ; that is , it does not take account of the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics , as it should for consistency with other theories . |
| 21 | It does not take account of the timing of the outlays and proceeds . |
| 22 | It does not take account of the timing of the outlays and proceeds . |
| 23 | It does not take account of the fact that in the most intense form of fiduciary relationship , that between trustee and beneficiary , it is possible to modify the " no profit " and " no conflict " rules in the trust deed or with the assent of the beneficiaries . |
| 24 | But while the choice is individual , it does not take place in isolation , but within a framework of given options . |
| 25 | For ‘ The Phoenix and the Turtle ’ , another poem , a different problem , Shakespeare could celebrate the union of those two birds on an emblematic , almost mystical level : The paradoxes are as bewildering as the mystery of the Holy Trinity : Mysterious and desirable though such a union may be , it is not given to human beings , and in the Sonnets it does not take place . |
| 26 | The meeting supports the Young Barristers Committee 's view that all chambers should resolve not to permit such exploitation , and put in place a mechanism to ensure that it does not take place , with the support and involvement of heads of chambers , senior members and Clerks . ’ |
| 27 | It does n't take steps to repair wear and tear , or to right itself when it is knocked over , the way a living body does . |
| 28 | Painting by this method I am told requires great patience , and it does indeed take time to achieve such detail . |