Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [verb] [adv] much [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Susan had insisted on doing all the washing up by herself ; they 'd all had too much wine and might break something , she said . |
| 2 | She 'd never seen so much silverware , and all laid out for one person . |
| 3 | He exuded sympathy and concern , urged Amiss to take as much time off as he felt necessary , assured him he would be given sick pay and that his job would be secure , and only after a long argument agreed very reluctantly that he could come back on duty the following day . |
| 4 | He also learned not to place too much reliance on his senses and feelings . |
| 5 | Numerically , it was an impressive record but it did not bear too much scrutiny . |
| 6 | One with a job during the day , who enjoyed looking after her small domain , and who did not demand too much attention from her landlady . |
| 7 | Angel was glad to be at home , and yet he did not feel so much part of the family as he used to . |
| 8 | Regrettably , we did not receive very much support because , in Committee , the Opposition voted against the major proposals in the Bill . |
| 9 | Lyell himself was an excellent man on principles and processes , but he did not take very much interest in rocks . |
| 10 | I did not take too much notice of them , Paul and I had so much to share . |
| 11 | But Wilson found she did not have too much sense . |
| 12 | She could see more easily how he had dazzled Jenny , who , after all , did not have so much experience of the world and who was young and trusting . |
| 13 | Waiting did not require too much fortitude . |
| 14 | It was as well , Robbie thought , that cooking bacon and eggs did not require too much concentration and expertise . |
| 15 | ‘ I did not get too much traffic and that was a big hope for me . |
| 16 | Er she 'd sat up er obviously when we moved into the bedroom and from there I 'm not exactly sure what she was doing , in as much as she was n't a threat so therefore perhaps I I did n't pay that much attention to what she was doing . |
| 17 | But I had very little idea of anything at the time and I did n't do very much acting . |
| 18 | In my second year I did n't do very much work , but I did lots of acting and directing . |
| 19 | This meant installing new plumbing , electrics , draining and the new handpainted pale-coloured units — we did n't realise how much work needed to be done , ’ says Julie . |
| 20 | Erm yeah if you try and transcribe stuff , as I discovered doing my P HD you know , I did n't realise how much gibberish was talked and often things the meaning 's clear in the conversation but if you listen to the words or l w read the words later y'know you have n't a clue what they 're on about and yet you 're fairly sure |
| 21 | But party organiser Ossie Tortoishell , 78 , said yesterday : ‘ It was n't even 10 o'clock and we did n't make that much noise . ’ |
| 22 | It did n't make that much difference — but that may be because my hair is untreated . ’ |
| 23 | It was good , everybody had told me that erm , you know , you did n't get very much money when you left school , about ten shillings and to offer me fifteen shillings I thought was out of this world , so erm |
| 24 | So , quite rightly , they 've already had some support , and at that time , we did n't know how much money , you know , we were working on a different budget . |
| 25 | The consultants noted that substantial efficiencies could be made if the Crown Prosecution Service which oversees cases going to court , did n't need so much paperwork . |
| 26 | We were three shots ahead , so perhaps Tom did n't need that much luck this time . |
| 27 | But this did n't excite too much attention as by this time Halling folk were used to walking , and only used the railway over longer distances . |
| 28 | ‘ I did n't realize how much work there was to do . |
| 29 | Mcduff did n't like too much excitement . |
| 30 | There was oak and that did n't have as much work as mahogany and then there was er what they call the I do n't know whether you 'll ever have remembered seeing it but there was a fashion for a while just bef in the thirties what they called limed oak . |