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Example sentences for "take much"

  • The Colonel sat down, with his feet against the mantel, too full of affairs to take much notice of Mr. Brent's apathy.

  • Jethro kind of fathers the Legislatur', I guess, though I don't take much stock in politics.

  • I'm guessing he won't take much pleasure on this trip.

  • It don't take much gumption to run a store, does it, William?

  • It didn't take much persuadin' to make you go back on your friends, an' that's enough to show whether you can be trusted.

  • I heard of your uncle last year, when he tried to make trouble for a friend of mine in the spittoon game, an' you can bet your bottom dollar that the people here are not going to take much stock in what he says.

  • Well, it wouldn't take much to worry you if it concerned Nellie," retorted his younger brother.

  • It doesn't take much to worry him when it concerns Dora," remarked Tom, dryly.

  • Dad wouldn't take much interest in the details of his banking.

  • I only meant he didn't take much interest in details.

  • You don't take much stock in birthdays in the Bush.

  • You see, it had been a hard struggle for the last year or so; and when I was home for a day or two I was generally too busy, or too tired and worried, or full of schemes for the future, to take much notice of Jim.

  • The proposition, however, was not carried into effect, and I was permitted to show myself among them, though few condescended to take much notice of me.

  • Those of us who had plenty of fruit at home did not care to take much; but the others went in for it eagerly.

  • Any way, she's too weak to take much of anything.

  • It didn't take much strength or intelligence to demonstrate mustard, did it?

  • He knew himself too well to expect people to take much stock in the public endeavours of one whose private affairs were so far beneath notice.

  • She knows that I have but little more than two thousand a year, but, of course, it won't take much of a practice to add something to that, you know.

  • But to proceed with my own story: I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym, even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.

  • Nor did he take much pleasure in the society of the other lions of the hour, least of all of such a lion as Sir John Bowring, M.

  • Some is nearer what I might call the material plane and some has progressed so they don't take much interest in earthly affairs.

  • Yes, I suppose that's why she's so interested in this palmist person; though I confess I don't take much stock in him.

  • It'll be easy enough to fix it so the old man won't take much stock in what you tell him.

  • But to proceed with my own story; I now ceased all at once to take much pleasure in the pursuits which formerly interested me, I yawned over Ab Gwilym; even as I now in my mind's eye perceive the reader yawning over the present pages.

  • I don't take much stock in this indispensable man idea, anyway.

  • He was so frightened by seeing what he believed to be a ghost, that he didn't take much notice of the location of the place.

  • Oh, I guess he didn't take much," declared the lad.

  • It were, stranger, but I didn't take much notice of it.

  • They don't half of them live as if they took more comfort than I do, and there are spells when I don't take much.

  • It wouldn't take much, they are worn so small.

  • I don't take much comfort in what seems to please most folks.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "take much" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    creative activity; once again; take account; take counsel; take good; take leave; take lessons; take much; take offence; take office; take one; take pity; take position; take root; take steps; take thee; take things; take warning; taken captive; taken for; taken from the fire; taken out; taken over; taken prisoner; takes part; white waistcoat