Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] much [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Analyses of Chinese statues and coins show that they did not make much use of brass until about the sixteenth century AD . |
| 2 | In theraps species the changes in colours and body pattern distinction are very noticeable indeed , whereas in others , like managuense , which do not display much variation in colour , the male will go very dark , jet black even , with the Jaguar pattern becoming very distinct . |
| 3 | Because I had not done much mathematics at school or at Oxford , I found general relativity very difficult at first and did not make much progress . |
| 4 | The failure of the 12 to act in concert does not give much ground for optimism . |
| 5 | In practice the low discounts on non-net books do not give much margin of flexibility . |
| 6 | ‘ The first chapter was enough , ’ snapped Mrs Frizzell indignantly , glad that she did not have to explain that she did not give much time to reading . |
| 7 | The history of attempts to control and regulate corporate crimes does not give much cause for optimism , and indeed the idea of it reduces radicals to knowing laughter . |
| 8 | ‘ It seemed at the time that he might not have much need of intimacy . |
| 9 | I am not quite sure who it was I sat next to because I am such a slow eater that I did not have much time for conversation . |
| 10 | But she did n't have to ask : Comrade Andrew did not have much time for Jasper . |
| 11 | I myself , not having much knowledge of computer electronics called for the services of a professional Computer Engineer , after explaining the symptoms he gave the PC a thorough check , he then informed me no fault could be found but suggested that as the problem was intermittent and the PC was somewhat old , it could be susceptible to noise not conducted but radiated at some external source , Radio Frequency Interference ( R.F.I. ) . |
| 12 | Family size at longer durations of marriage has been rather stable in recent years ; the similarity of family building of people born in the 1960s to that of the 1920s does not imply much reduction in family size . |
| 13 | However , the author does not leave much room for ambiguity . |
| 14 | Life as a lawyer in Kingston did not allow much leisure for hairdressing . |
| 15 | By temperament , not have much need of intimacy . ’ |
| 16 | It 's true , I have n't given much thought to Mummy . |
| 17 | ‘ At my age you do n't need much sleep by night , and I spend a good deal of time sitting by the bedroom window , smoking my pipe and watching the sea … |
| 18 | ‘ It does n't show much sign of injury , ’ he said , ‘ but as it was on the side of the road I think it 's safe to assume it 's just one more traffic casualty . ’ |
| 19 | AS well as the Bird feat , Durham 's 1958 annual report ( ’ the content does n't give much cause for satisfaction , ’ it stated ) records the emergence of a promising young batsman called Colin Milburn in the Durham Public Schools side . |
| 20 | They have n't had much fortune in front of goal of late , but this was their night . ’ |
| 21 | What with one thing and another she had n't had much time for sleep last night . |
| 22 | ‘ I must say , ’ said Miss Gilberd , ‘ that however much that precious trio over there may burble on , I do n't see much sign of Spring . ’ |
| 23 | There are also there are many , many people with special needs who do n't have much element of choice about their lives . |
| 24 | I really did n't have much time for school . |
| 25 | She did n't have much time for Grandad 's artistic flair . |
| 26 | But Karen did n't have much use for tradition . |
| 27 | But these will only reduce smell and run-off , not cure them , and they wo n't have much effect on grass contamination . |
| 28 | This means that gravity does n't have much effect on light ; light can escape without difficulty from the earth or the sun . |
| 29 | That does n't leave much margin for error . |
| 30 | His little show would n't stand much chance of survival if it even hinted at a bad ‘ season ’ to come . |