Example sentences of "not [vb infin] the amount [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm I bought a car actually over at Kidlington , and I did not know the amount of premium I was paying . |
| 2 | The main gap in Table 3.7 is that it does not show the amount of sterling eurobonds not listed on the London Stock Exchange . |
| 3 | There was some slight discussion whether the British should keep Canada or should choose the large French sugar islands like Martinique and Guadeloupe ; very few politicians close to the centre of power thought of giving Canada back to France , but the issue underlined the fact that Canada was unlikely to provide much revenue for the British treasury directly , and certainly would not provide the amount of revenue that sugar for re-export would give at a time when Britain used for consumption or for manufacture all that her West Indian islands could produce . |
| 4 | You would not believe the amount of fluid used , it was true waterless embalming — fascinating . |
| 5 | I can not believe the amount of injury time actually , you see if I put a record on at half past eight they 'll have finished bang on half past eight but er the fact that I carry on rabbiting and telling you about the quiz competition three or four times er they decide to play plenty of injury time . |
| 6 | One insider said he could not believe the amount of code that will eventually be involved . |
| 7 | One insider said he could not believe the amount of code that will eventually be involved . |
| 8 | THERE is always much excitement in steam operations on the main line but we should not forget the amount of effort taking place on the preserved lines especially as now the Santa Season is in full swing . |
| 9 | An additional vehicle on a quiet road does not reduce the amount of road space available for others . |
| 10 | The problem , we must make sure Ray does n't include the amount of time he nee extra he needs to arrive at every meeting half an hour early . |
| 11 | ‘ You would n't believe the amount of meat we 'd bring back when we hunted tār . ’ |
| 12 | They 're , when you 're talking about the normal household gloss , yes it is flammable but it 's not a , nowhere near as flammable as your cellulose thinners that you spray your car with and things like that , your touch up sprays , because it does n't contain the amount of petroleum adhesive er additive I should say , in the er in its mixture as does er |
| 13 | What affected my career was having children , which immediately means that you ca n't devote the amount of time to your career as you can if you do n't have other responsibilities , and the reason that I 'm now a Research Fellow here , and I work part-time — only eighty per cent of the time — is because of trying to tie in one 's responsibilities as a mother with those as a scientist , and this has obvious effects . |
| 14 | … children are used to feeling dissatisfied with their work , to expect chiding from the teacher and often mockery from their friends and to find that even when they 've tried their hardest , the results do n't reflect the amount of effort expended . |