Example sentences of "[verb] much [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The limestone sculpture ( fig. 36 ) is covered with paint , but other marbles preserve much colour and show that it was more selectively applied , the skin being left in the bare marble , the texture of which can be sensed also through the colour . |
| 2 | In summary , then , at present advocates of an orthodox Marxist-Leninist ( Soviet-inspired ) solution to Latin American problems do not enjoy much support , and it seems clear that Communist parties need to develop more flexible strategies and to ally themselves with the broader left if they are to sustain an effective role in political life . |
| 3 | This is not a work of criticism though it contains much criticism along the way , and of the first order — for instance , Pound 's respectful demurrer from the high valuation that Eliot had put on Johnson 's Vanity of Human Wishes . |
| 4 | It contains much taildragger lore that is useful for any pilot , a wealth of good advice to tailwheel instructors , and the most comprehensive explanation of P-factor that I have seen . |
| 5 | In its Appendices the Royal Commission Report contains much information about water supplies for canals ( see appendix E ) . |
| 6 | The 1967 University Grants Committee report on British university libraries ( the Parry report ) contains much information that is still of interest . |
| 7 | Although it contains much information that is very valuable for academic research on a wide variety of topics ( the family , poverty , the elderly , housing conditions and so on ) in the form in which OPCS release it , the data are not easy for university researchers to use . |
| 8 | Less concentrated than this author 's other books , this text contains much insight . |
| 9 | College Report has recorded over the years most of Marjorie Boulton 's considerable output of writing , both in English and in Esperanto , a field in which she has become a leading international figure and through which she has enjoyed much travel and many friendships . |
| 10 | ‘ What matters to us is the fact that we have not enjoyed much success against Southern Hemisphere nations and until we start beating them regularly we will never be world champions . |
| 11 | Despite the rout at Dupplin Moor David II still enjoyed much support in Scotland and Balliol realized he could only hold his gains with English assistance . |
| 12 | Although in the first war years the Party substantially cut down the number of meetings devoted to ‘ training ’ in ideological matters — which had never enjoyed much popularity — and concentrated in its regular work in the localities on trying to fulfil ‘ the popular demand for a more lively participation in the events of the day ’ , as one report put it , it was unable to build up much interest in Party work or to enhance the popularity of the local Party organizations . |
| 13 | Lodge , an amusing and amiable 54 , has previously enjoyed much flirtation but little consummation from film and television . |
| 14 | Having enjoyed much Cryptics cricket for many years one was reassured at the recent annual dinner that the 1992 fixturecard still runs to 50 matches , including three of two days , I was delighted to note . |
| 15 | The availability of data from the 1991 census , which included a question regarding longstanding illness , together with the intention of the Department of Health to review the weighted capitation formula using this information may stimulate much work but little light . |
| 16 | This was 4 months before the St. Louis meeting mentioned above , so the publication evidently did not stimulate much excitement in the United States . |
| 17 | One of the fundamental charges levelled by antiracists against the culturalist assumptions underpinning much public and academic debate , especially in the field of education , is that the specificity and significance of racist ideologies and structures have received inadequate attention . |
| 18 | If variation rather than fidelity is required in the management of change , then the restrictive views of professionality and management currently underpinning much thinking would not seem to be the most appropriate model for the future . |
| 19 | What Gandhi objects to is the presupposition of superiority that accompanies much missionary activity and the implicit if not explicit assumption that the end justifies the means . |
| 20 | The depth of flavour results from the warm climate , which ensures all the grapes are ripe , sweet and juicy when picked ; the wine is oak aged , during which time it develops much complexity . |
| 21 | It does , however , need much pre-planning and administration , which is probably the reason why competitions tend to be aimed at the national level , and involve high value prizes such as holidays and cars , so that consumer response is great enough to cover the costs of the promotion . |
| 22 | You do n't need much skill for that . |
| 23 | And I do n't need much make-up . |
| 24 | ‘ You need money in this England , ’ as Priestley said , ‘ but you do not need much money . ’ |
| 25 | We do n't need much money . ’ |
| 26 | She will need much support and it is hoped that London teachers , who had first been suggested as overall organisers , will give her particularly strong backing and will take responsibility for running the Raffle . |
| 27 | because of the look of it , when in fact that 's only part of it it depends whether he 's gon na be motivated there , they mo it 's not gon na need much motivation but if people are interested in you for what you are like , like they have been , yeah , and he 's experienced all , he 's been somebody special there has n't he ? |
| 28 | David Hempleman Adams did n't need much help navigating his team from his base at Swindon to the House of Commons ; after all he 'd successfully managed to get them to the North Geomagnetic Pole . |
| 29 | David Hempleman Adams did n't need much help navigating his team from his base at Swindon to the House of Commons ; after all he 'd successfully managed to get them to the North Geomagnetic Pole . |
| 30 | Yet the first indications that London was soon to show explosive growth were already present , and it did not need much foresight to see that it would not be long before any green-field site chosen near London for the location of the College would soon be engulfed in bricks and mortar , which would sweep away hay- and grazing-fields , market gardens and brickfields alike . |