Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [adv] [adv] much as " in BNC.
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1 | But part of that problem is that I do n't think the course tutors do perhaps as much as they might , I mean they do nowhere near as much as Shirley does |
2 | This is a view shared by the Educational Publishers ' Council which claims that independent schools spend twice as much as state schools on books and equipment per pupil . |
3 | While the magnificence of the result could justify the fact that The Red Shoes cost twice as much as The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp , there were many cases where the extravagance worked against the final result , and Michael Powell has recalled that he became ‘ impatient at the complacency of my associates about the mounting costs of our films . ’ |
4 | The majority of the work shown was very recent , but several of the pieces date back as much as 10 years revealing her fascination with the themes from classical mythology over a long period . |
5 | About 90 per cent of exports are to the US , where Indian software systems cost half as much as American ones . |
6 | On washable clothes scrape off as much as possible then sponge with eucalyptus oil , working from the back of the fabric . |