Example sentences of "and it do [not/n't] take " in BNC.

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1 Overall , the 238's layout is very easy to get on with , and it does n't take long , even for a first-timer , to get the hang of operating the buttons .
2 It is true that many films and television programmes are about violence and murder and it does n't take long for children to copy ideas .
3 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 . ’
4 The AccuCard needs only a short , 8-bit slot ; and it does n't take up any of the BIOS .
5 You keep your teeth for life and it does n't take much to work towards this goal — just follow the advice given in this leaflet .
6 Otherwise , for a jingle of coin we can do you a selection of gory romances , full o fine cadence and corpses , pirated from the Italian ; and it does n't take much to make a jingle — even a single coin has music in it .
7 So it 's a And it does n't take all day .
8 And it does n't take that long .
9 She looks permanently worried , and it does n't take long to find why .
10 And it does n't take long .
11 And it does n't take the brain of Einstein to figure out that you 're behind it . ’
12 Appendages in the ‘ head ’ region often include powerful claws , and it does not take much imagination to conclude that these eurypterids were among the fiercest predators of their day .
13 And it does not take much for this dis-ease of the self to become disease of the body .
14 Every killer has its own special modus operandi — or MO , to use a police term — and it does not take kindly to being forced to attack in circumstances that do not favour its special hunting style .
15 No lunch is provided and it does not take long to eat what little they bring — a bit of salad , some bread and maybe a hard-boiled egg .
16 In other words , publishing commitments have to be substantial and it does not take much to sap confidence when the risk is so high .
17 To make the book come even more to life , the author introduces hypothetical characters , the Sportsman , the Visitor and the Engineer , and it does not take much imagination to think of their behaviour in driving or road design .
18 But the experience I had was fantastic and it did n't take long before my salary was considerably more than that .
19 The unusual thing about this was that at Binbrook there was an engineering type called Matthew , a corporal , who also played this instrument , and it did n't take long for the two to discover each other .
20 something else that could be quite actually misleading might sleep , be very sleepy , difficult to wake , so if you 've got the baby and you think your baby 's due for a feed and it did n't take very much at the last feed , you ca n't wake it up you should n't think oh well I 'll have to wait for another four hours , beginning to get worried so if the baby 's difficult to wake if it 's difficult to feed not sucking very well if the baby 's cold to touch and then there 's something which is very , very misleading , these babies can have bright red cheeks and bright red hands and feet and if you look at them you think oh they must be warm because they 're red
21 Woodline Design did not rest on any past laurels ; it was highly solvent and very successful , and it did n't take long for Merrill to discover that Luke was the driving force behind it , and that her initial impression of him as dynamic was something of an understatement .
22 I 've seen bands play better soundchecks and it did n't take long for self ( and a few others ) to head for home .
23 And it did not take long for it all to boil down to that maxim — the Duty To Win .
24 ‘ No man to upset and it did not take a great deal to upset him . ’
25 My detectives had established your many moves and it did not take much intelligence to realise why . ’
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