Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [vb infin] much " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , this does not shed much light on the second apparent paradox . |
| 2 | However , to say that one bank , or one wind direction , is always better than another does not make much sense . |
| 3 | She may find new capabilities in herself and her present machine , advanced technology does not make much difference to the finished result and costs a lot . |
| 4 | Of course , they may not accept the beliefs , attitudes , or intentions that are expressed ; one can always object to what somebody else says , but it does not make much sense to do this unless one understands its meaning . |
| 5 | As usual , one of these aspects of life does not make much sense without the other . |
| 6 | This uncertainty is not so important at the present time , when things are far apart , so that a small uncertainty in position does not make much difference . |
| 7 | Non-career golfing ladies still comprise a majority of lady members and it probably does not make much practical difference to them not to be able to play on a Saturday or Sunday morning since they have access to the courses at all other times . |
| 8 | His friend does not make much response , and much of the time his eyes are closed . |
| 9 | But Leeds ' own tartan terror , Gordon Strachan , insists it does not make much difference to players with championship credentials . |
| 10 | But Woolf does not favour much legal intervention in prison life . |
| 11 | But Moses does not show much faith in God 's willingness to fulfil her duties , and sees death as the only way to find release from his burdens . |
| 12 | A more recent study by Soutar & Wilson ( 1986 ) in the UK does not show much improvement . |
| 13 | ‘ I think for a man in my position with my experience of playing for England and on the continent , it does not show much regard . ’ |
| 14 | Although he 's co-presenting BBC 's TV Hell ( a dazzlingly obvious three-and-a-half hour antidote to Channel 4 's TV Heaven whereby kitsch rubbish is dredged from the archives ) , Paul Merton does not watch much television . |
| 15 | But it probably does not matter much anyway . |
| 16 | Qaddafi speaks of a larger effective grouping , the nation ( he does not give much space to the solidarity of the world ) . |
| 17 | The history of attempts to control and regulate corporate crimes does not give much cause for optimism , and indeed the idea of it reduces radicals to knowing laughter . |
| 18 | The failure of the 12 to act in concert does not give much ground for optimism . |
| 19 | Evidence does not suggest much tension between them , and the line officers invariably had higher status ( and usually higher rank ) than the political officers . |
| 20 | This clearly does not leave much money for other items such as a television licence and rental , or holidays . |
| 21 | Driving on German motorways can require strong nerves and does not leave much attention for observing the countryside . |
| 22 | The royalty it must pay Microsoft is generally put at $15 to $20 per copy , and all the blank disks needed to make each copy of the thing , plus printing and packaging cost about $26 , which does not leave much for distribution from the $49 it charges Windows users , $99 for MS-DOS users and $139 for those having neither . |
| 23 | Standard machines measure 600 mm ( 23⅝in ) deep by 595 mm ( 23⅜in ) wide , to fit between units and can be stacked one above the other , but , unless you have a separate utility room , that does not leave much space nearby for storing laundry supplies and accessories or setting down the just cleaned laundry . |
| 24 | However , the author does not leave much room for ambiguity . |
| 25 | All this is in the $16 billion increase in federal spending this year , and it does not leave much for the obvious benefits of public works and grants to local governments to mend their bridges and roads . |
| 26 | However , I recognise that the Prison Officers Association does not carry much weight with the Government at present . |
| 27 | While the USTA does not offer much support to these private ventures , it is nevertheless — and despite the criticism levelled at it — making a tangible effort to support black tennis in a country where whites still dominate . |
| 28 | The salesperson accurately identifies customer needs and relates product benefits to those needs ; the buyer does not offer much resistance , but somehow he does not buy . |
| 29 | In short it appears that the selection of candidates under the STV does not do much for party harmony . |
| 30 | Best of all , the safety mattress does not cost much more than standard foam . |