Example sentences of "n't take [pers pn] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I mean they do n't take they only take a board up where they put it on to erm put it leading through and er where they bring it out .
2 It did n't take them long to reach Kenilworth .
3 That did n't take them long did it ?
4 Well it do n't take him long does it ?
5 It did n't take him long to realize that one less headache was getting rid of me .
6 ‘ He has that particular continental style but it wo n't take him long to gel .
7 ‘ You see , it did n't take him long to find the riff-raff , ’ Moran said .
8 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 .
9 — Amadou does n't take her home to show to Amadé .
10 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 .
11 It did n't take her long to regret taking part .
12 It did n't take her long to realise that he could n't really be spending much time here .
13 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 .
14 It did n't take her long to change into her jade swimsuit and moments later she walked on to the poolside .
15 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 .
16 It did n't take me long to realise it was very different from the kind of journalism I 'd been used to .
17 It did n't take me long to realise I 'd fallen in love with love rather than with Dave . ’
18 Besides , it did n't take me long to figure out I was wrong . ’
19 It did n't take me long to find out otherwise .
20 And as her heart turned over , so she again remembered his , ‘ Believe me , I would n't take you anywhere did I not want to ’ of yesterday .
21 ‘ Do n't take it so damn seriously . ’
22 He said , ‘ Wo n't take us long to get back .
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