Example sentences of "[vb -s] so much [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is nothing a woman wants so much as to be in love , and the odds are very much against two ‘ right ’ people ever finding each other . |
| 2 | There is nothing the House loves so much as a personal attack , involving a personal explanation . |
| 3 | Thirdly , as most of this century has produced a managerial literature based on a fervent belief in rationality and structure in organizations , power as a subject of investigation goes somewhat against the trend because it incorporates so much that is irrational , indefinable and not easily structured into neat manuals of best practice . |
| 4 | And in a game nothing matters so much as the spirit in which it is played . |
| 5 | it is not just what motivates so much as what motivates and how it might be achieved . |
| 6 | Neighbour Linda Moore told the court she often went to Coventry to escape the sound of Jim Reeves , whose hits in the 1960s included Distant Drums , It Hurts So Much and I Love You Because . |
| 7 | Musically this is very nearly correct , but not one recording includes so much as a single word of Gilbert 's spoken dialogue . |
| 8 | Er they say that 's where most of it went on er they would go into the pub and the riveter would tally up the the sheet for the week and say well okay , that 's , you know , the holder-on gets so much and the rivet boy gets so much , and the riveter got so much , and what have you . |
| 9 | But she screams so much when she gets her hair cut and she wo n't have |
| 10 | The experiences and perceived interests of these groups varies so much that generalisations about the middle class ' become crude and misleading . |
| 11 | Maw 's work encompasses so much that attempting to describe it is a hindrance to understanding and enjoyment . |
| 12 | In other words , the value of money decreases so much that the eventual outlay of £1,116 over 93 years is only equivalent to just short of £200 in 1900 's currency — weird stuff money ! |
| 13 | No commercially-made version gives so much as a hint of its true nature . ) |
| 14 | " The Ryder Cup means so much that I 'd play on one leg if I had to . " |
| 15 | That means so much because it helps to take the pressure off . " |