Example sentences of "much [adj] [subord] the [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The horseman was very particular about his harness and was as much concerned as the farmer to keep it in good order , making frequent visits to the saddler or harness-maker who had his shop in most of the larger villages . |
| 2 | Much more than the name has changed . |
| 3 | Italy 's involvement in the Spanish Civil War , in emulation of Germany , had cost much more than the government had intended , and by 1939 Mussolini must have known that the Army and Air Force were not anything like as strong as he had imagined they were , even if he did not know the extent of their weakness . |
| 4 | This is much more than the duty levied on an annual rent increased by 17.5 per cent ( see Marsh [ 1991 ] 42 EG 94 ) . |
| 5 | 4 If a lobster weighs 3¾kg and a crab weighs 1⅕kg , how much more than the crab does the lobster weigh ? |
| 6 | They can take into account a painting 's decline in value if it has actually sold for that price , but because the decline in prices has only occurred at a dealers ' auction , they will not accept that a similar composition by the same artist would automatically be valued at much less than the price paid for it . |