Example sentences of "did [adv] much [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finance did not much affect the organisation of businesses , though it might influence their policy . |
| 2 | Like some others of his generation around the Shah , he did not much like the Queen . |
| 3 | So they greeted her with comforts and praise , and said they liked the colour , and Janice lent her a necklace ; Clara did not much like the necklace either , for it was made of large artificial pearls , and she secretly suspected the donor of malicious intent in offering such a loan , but she put it on just the same , and ignored her suspicions , and allowed herself to be comforted , because she wished to be comforted , and because it was too late to get out of going . |
| 4 | Anna thought he did not much notice the country , earth , growing things ; but then he had not observed city things much , either . |
| 5 | Now , she realised , she did n't much give a damn . |
| 6 | The people we asked did n't much fancy the idea of eating lasagne and quaffing Lambrusco in an old lavatory . |
| 7 | ‘ If you must know , ’ she said finally , not looking at him , ‘ I did n't much see the point . ’ |
| 8 | I was offered a cleaning job that I did n't much like the look of so I left quietly before the final curtain . |
| 9 | I do n't know why , but I did n't much like the look of him . |
| 10 | He did n't much like the thought himself . |
| 11 | The people who did seem to be enjoying things ( although they did n't much like the film ) were those who , unlike Jane , were there on their own terms . |
| 12 | All I can remember is that I did n't much like the food , but I ate obediently and probably out of fear of giving offence . |