Example sentences of "[verb] not do much " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they did not do much more than that . |
| 2 | She did not do much for the female stereotype , but she did do away with the idea that you can not have a woman as boss . |
| 3 | In 1887 Peach and Horne did not do much field work as the former had sciatica and the latter suffered from what was described as inflammation . |
| 4 | While writers simply reflected people 's greater knowledge of the colonies and did not do much to increase it , the churches made quite substantial efforts to keep in touch across the Atlantic . |
| 5 | In these areas Gloucester 's appointment in 1480 as the king 's lieutenant in the north did not do much more than recognize existing realities . |
| 6 | The pipes had frozen and the tiny electric fire did not do much good . |
| 7 | Increasing the cost of bricks , timber and glass did not do much to lift the housing standards of the poor . |
| 8 | In these areas Gloucester 's appointment in 1480 as the king 's lieutenant in the north did not do much more than recognize existing realities . |
| 9 | Even British participation in the new South East Asian Treaty Organization ( SEATO ) , formed in September 1954 , did not do much to reassure Washington . |
| 10 | There were Christmas trees in all the windows except Doris 's and everyone was probably at home , though most people did not do much on the Eve . |
| 11 | TWO academics , who clearly did not do much of their research in the North-East , have written a book called Bad Language . |
| 12 | The resonance of this fine building did not do much for the choir 's inaccurate diction , but made amends by enriching the gracious stone quality of the singing in Haydn 's Little Organ Mass and Faure 's Requiem . |
| 13 | The pilot did not do much to soften the trip . |
| 14 | These , in themselves , do not do much harm , but in unpainted ply they form little traps for moisture and bacteria and so lead to trouble . |
| 15 | In short it appears that the selection of candidates under the STV does not do much for party harmony . |