Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] much [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The American Ornithologists ' Union became active in 1883 , generating so much information that the government established a Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammology in 1886 under C. Hart Merriam ( 1855–1942 ) . |
| 2 | Seeing so much technology in use , the car was ‘ looked over ’ to see if we had a radar detector — we did n't . |
| 3 | Jehan was used to the kind of council at which nearly everything was decided before the participants sat down to talk , and he wondered why Alexei was allowing so much disruption and argument . |
| 4 | The trouble is , we 're bringing so much stuff in it 's just the amount of space ! |
| 5 | I congratulate the hon. Member for Eccles ( Miss Lestor ) o securing this debate and on mobilising so much support from her side of the House . |
| 6 | Many of my volunteers commented on how much they enjoyed eating so much fruit and vegetables and how much fitter they felt , so I have no doubt that it is the reduction of fat and the increase in better , healthier food that together helped produce such positive benefits . |
| 7 | My boyfriend commented that surely I could n't lose weight eating so much food ! |
| 8 | Perhaps it is because the fishermen have been demonstrating so much recently that they have not been catching so much fish . ’ |
| 9 | In a letter he attacked Mr Brown for ‘ wasting so much time and energy on an issue which is totally irrelevant to the concerns of the British people . ’ |
| 10 | Why is wasting so much time ? |
| 11 | ‘ But we were producing so much effluent it flooded and we had to rent a small piece of land specifically for effluent disposal , ’ explained Dai . |
| 12 | The human race is producing so much information — it is n't factual information , we 're not just looking at price movements of stocks and shares , but in the scientific community it 's very much to do with ideas and how that person can get across his ideas , his concepts to people to half a world away . |
| 13 | The human race is producing so much information . |
| 14 | Third , the state will attempt to squeeze more tax revenue from provinces intent on keeping as much money as possible for themselves . |
| 15 | He then walked slowly and gingerly towards the bathroom , keeping as much weight as possible on his right leg . |
| 16 | Perhaps unnerved by the suddenness of his summons to the Prime Minister and the vigour of Palmerston 's attack , Scott felt that his case had to be presented in a ‘ more consecutive manner ’ , and on 23rd July , 1859 , he wrote a long letter to Palmerston explaining how much effort he had put into the design and what a loss it would be to the country if it was not adopted . |
| 17 | Not because it 's feeding everyone , if you look closely , what it 's probably doing is checking how much food is in their gullets . |
| 18 | Perhaps an increase in friction in the system is absorbing too much energy . |
| 19 | One of the problems we 've had of late is the wine keeping too much tannin as it matures . |
| 20 | The biggest danger is that of applying too much pitch at this point , causing the model to gain height again while dissipating all the useful blade energy . |
| 21 | Make sure you do not flex the motherboard by applying too much pressure . |
| 22 | I think he just wants to keep putting it off ; he might be frightened of me gaining too much independence , or he might simply be scared that I 'll kill myself the way a lot of youths seem to when they get a bike . |
| 23 | As early as 1959 West Germany and Italy had begun to build their own industries to prevent France gaining too much dominance in the sector . |
| 24 | Just as the Fouchet Plan was a French attempt to prevent the EEC Commission acquiring too much influence over the national governments , so the attitude on defence was a reaction to de Gaulle 's dislike and distrust of the United States , which he felt wielded undue influence in Europe . |
| 25 | He began his term in office much in the spirit he intends to go on when he blasted the banks and receivers for causing so much misery among the small business community . |
| 26 | There is probably no better example of an industry and a sector in which economic policies are causing so much damage . |
| 27 | The EDDR , which is causing so much concern among my constituents , is the last piece of the Leicester ring road . |
| 28 | This applies to all disputes , but it is the territorial disputes with religious backgrounds that are causing so much suffering , and which so badly need a completely new criterion against which they can be judged . |
| 29 | That is what is causing so much distress on both sides of the House . |
| 30 | Instead , having been assured that Rick no longer had any violent feelings towards her , she earnestly pleaded that she had long been awaiting an opportunity to return it in person and apologise for causing so much distress . |