Example sentences of "[modal v] not be much [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cecilia thought this would not be much comfort to the relatives and friends of the waitress and the guest . |
| 2 | Remember to search in the Land Charges Department against the borrower , whether or not the title is registered , for possible bankruptcy , and also , for the same purpose , against any guarantor of the loan : a bankrupt surety would n't be much help to anyone . |
| 3 | ‘ If you 're asking me , ’ she said carefully , ‘ to come into consultation and share responsibility for whatever decisions we have to make about Great-Uncle Alan 's affairs , of course I will , though I do n't claim to know anything about business and I probably sha n't be much help to you . |
| 4 | ‘ And you wo n't be much help to Rick if you starve yourself , so at least have a sandwich and a cup of coffee . ’ |
| 5 | And the house to Mr Evans though it wo n't be much use to him . |
| 6 | ‘ I wo n't be much use to you if you wo n't tell me . ’ |
| 7 | When Pat Samson , the model for ‘ Girl with a Squint ’ had her squint corrected , the artist is reported as having ‘ joked ’ : ‘ Oh hell , he wo n't be much use to me now ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ It wo n't be much use to them , ’ said a police spokesman |