Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] so much " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , I can only eat so much of the same thing . |
| 2 | ‘ You can only experience so much fame , ’ he says . |
| 3 | It will only buy so much , it wo n't buy everything money wo n't . |
| 4 | such as f er for example a word processor clerk or may not saying , may not necessarily need so much training as |
| 5 | The answer is probably somewhere in-between , with a subconscious bias towards the latter ; but even then we instinctively adjust our standards to a mean recording norm — ‘ One can only expect so much ! ’ |
| 6 | Her letters to her daughter were a constant reminder of the affairs of her kingdom — and of the fact that regents could only do so much . |
| 7 | You can only do so much at work , so do n't try to do any more . |
| 8 | Teachers and schools , however well resourced and staffed , can only do so much to counter the effects of social disadvantage , and it is too easy to use them as scapegoats for the failure of political and economic policy . |
| 9 | The vicar had asked me in the war to do this and erm I was secretary of that and I used to say er , you know you could only do so much because we was n't like housewives today . |
| 10 | You know we will only do so much and we need to do more . |
| 11 | And why , all these years later , would it suddenly matter so much ? ’ |
| 12 | The couturier could only give so much . |
| 13 | Even affable John , one of nature 's gentlemen , can only take so much and has now stopped being polite because when the police recognize him , as they do , they seem to take a particular delight in grilling someone famous . |
| 14 | You are having more than your fair share of troubles with friends and colleagues at the moment. , You 're sensitive by nature and can only take so much of this . |
| 15 | You 've had to be like that all the time , otherwise you feel like you ai n't getting there , they 're getting the better of you , like … ’ cos you listen , do n't you , when you 've had the baby they are supposed to help you and advise you , so you take all their … but then you can only take so much , and you think these must be the mad ones , like . |
| 16 | Only a certain amount of this can be directed through the handlebars because the front end will only take so much input before the bars turn towards full lock , and the rider crashes . |
| 17 | Maybe these Indians can only take so much of poling Jesuits upstream and just instinctively snap and turn nasty and shove them overboard . |
| 18 | Christian 's a fine man , but I can only take so much religion in a week . |
| 19 | Because he only had to be in the same room for her nervous system to run haywire , and she could only take so much punishment . |
| 20 | And you can only take so much . |
| 21 | A country can only stand so much excitement . |
| 22 | ‘ A man can only stand so much , ’ he thought desperately , remembering how her kisses had awakened an answering reaction in him . |
| 23 | But this is to assume that humans have a natural capacity to recognise and reflect on their interests , and that they will only stand so much injustice . |
| 24 | I find that absolutely because you know my stories I can only write so much and then I stop and think about then and then I write some more . |
| 25 | ‘ Britain can only support so much research , ’ he says . |
| 26 | Are you going to , when you do your care packages say we can only award so much , we 'll have to reduce it , arbitrarily ? |
| 27 | It does not arise so much when the doubt lies between ( a ) consent and ( b ) no decision . |
| 28 | If you know that a dessert is likely to be particularly rich but it is something you relish , then do not eat so much of the main course ; you will then be hungry enough to enjoy the dessert without feeling sick or bloated . |
| 29 | You may not want to get up and run a race immediately after eating but you should not eat so much that you find it difficult to climb a flight of stairs . |
| 30 | You should not eat so much . |