Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] much [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My first consideration is the sky , which needs much thought . |
| 2 | There are three strands of answer to this , each of which has much purchase ; I can do no better than to let the espousers of the three strands speak for themselves . |
| 3 | It is a route which has much appeal to vendors but tends to be detested by purchasers who dislike the control placed on their ability to negotiate directly with the vendors . |
| 4 | Afghanistan now has two governments of a sort , neither of which has much authority . |
| 5 | The exercise should be " aerobic " , that is to say using much movement but little strength , as opposed to isometric which uses much strength and little movement . |
| 6 | Inheriting the earth , or what 's left of it by the time the non-meek have realized the folly of their ways , is a process which takes much fortitude and patience . |
| 7 | Nobody takes much notice . |
| 8 | In their zeal for a long overdue expansion of the tiny electorate , the critics , however , fail to offer a convincing explanation of how any opposition candidates managed to secure election if the whole system was so totally corrupt , for the argument that certain constituencies were blessed with unusually pure and honest voters is not one which carries much conviction . |
| 9 | We realise that this is a subject which warrants much consideration , as we think about the life and reverence of our churches and look to the future for . |
| 10 | This is not to say that she has much time for the developers ' current products . |
| 11 | A sports writer who might previously have written ‘ a live wire mid field man ’ ( one who shows much sports man ship , presumably ) actually took the trouble to put ‘ livewire midfieldman ’ . |
| 12 | As Gatfield says , ‘ I would not want to sign an artist who demands much moulding . |
| 13 | She expresses much appreciation for what she considers beautiful and is beginning to show and receive affection . |
| 14 | Koch , who puts much store by his team 's massive technology programme , admits that ‘ Dennis really handles these flukey San Diego conditions well ’ . |
| 15 | She sets much store by making classical theatre relevant . |
| 16 | A NAME who inspires much mirth these days , Donegan was one of the unlikely heroes of such early British practitioners as The Rolling Stones and Van Morrison . |
| 17 | Also thanked were Robbie Winters , a very efficient bookings secretary , and secretary Margery Harley who devotes much time to the association . |
| 18 | None makes much money . |
| 19 | Another stalwart is Professor Charles Handy , who commands much respect in secular circles . |
| 20 | I do n't think she 's much choice has she ? |
| 21 | But no , she 's gone for this promotion in work and er even though she does n't think she 's much chance of getting it because there 's two permanent lads there that really you know would be next in line rather than her sort of thing but she 's you know , she feels she 's done her bit and that , you know , it 's worth going for and like I said to her you might as well ! |
| 22 | I am sure they provide very economical motoring , but no-one gets much enjoyment out of it shall I say . |
| 23 | He added tranquilly : ‘ No one takes much notice of them . ’ |
| 24 | Although economics is perhaps the most developed of the social sciences , there remains much disagreement amongst economists about many key economic concepts and about the predictive power of economics . |
| 25 | Indeed there remains much disagreement about precisely ( or even roughly ) how many organizations exist within the field of quasi-government . |
| 26 | However , in general the literature on the sociology of the undergraduate curriculum is limited , and there remains much scope for further work on it in this country in terms of social selection , status and socialization . |
| 27 | While recently the ‘ economic approach to law ’ has gained much ground , there remains much confusion as to exactly what this mode of analysis is and where it can be validly and usefully applied . |
| 28 | However , there remains much confusion in this area about the means by which the courts test whether the refusal of an individual landlord is reasonable or unreasonable : |
| 29 | It supplies much information which even the specialized dictionaries of technical and scientific subjects do not provide . |
| 30 | But this is still a reading of great insight which I shall often return to , for it offers much food for thought . |