Example sentences of "[adv] [det] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was puzzled for some moments as to the source of the smell , so little did she expect the brothers would be so dirty . |
| 2 | So much did he dread that his own was a case of ‘ redemption by parricide ’ that he emphasized the unwillingness with which he accepted the divine call with language which is exaggerated and almost coarse . |
| 3 | Even Graham , one of the few members who had left home and lived in a flat , would be helping in the campaign , although he would not be voting Conservative , so much did he dislike the personality and politics of the local MP . |
| 4 | Jezrael 's fingers crisped into the grit beneath her ; even her face worked with the adrenalin that surged up , so much did she want to shove him away and make him save himself . |
| 5 | It brings us quite close to what is essential in some kinds of abstract art : when we look at the work of Rothko or Barnett Newman or maybe Brancusi , what is it exactly that makes us feel these works are so important ? |
| 6 | Still less does one know whether people tend to resist suggestions from a machine that go against their unaided habits , or whether they rapidly and thankfully accept that some things are better done by a computer . |
| 7 | Mr Tim , by the way , does not acknowledge the modern concept of the language laboratory ; nor does he cleave to the antique idea of the library of books ; still less does he believe in separating students of different ability . |
| 8 | The Literary Critic does n't understand English ; still less does it have any feel for the aesthetics of the language . |
| 9 | Still less do we want to know if the production of the book or research paper represented a learning experience for the academic concerned . |
| 10 | Still less do they have time to develop them further for release to a wider and less technical audience . |
| 11 | Still less do I want to take sides between differing schools of psychotherapy . |
| 12 | This part of the city lacks the individual character of Robyn 's own suburb , where healthfood stores and sportswear boutiques and alternative bookshops have sprung up to cater for the students and liberal-minded yuppies who live there ; and still more does it lack the green amenities of the residential streets around the University . |
| 13 | And hopefully those made you chuckle . |
| 14 | The best years of his mind he 'd sacrificed to this godforsaken place and precious little did he have to show for it . |
| 15 | The other aspect of the question you raised is really that do you change a situation by the very fact that you 're doing an evaluation ? |
| 16 | Funnily enough — now this makes me think a bit , although it was probably just because he liked the name — he did call his daughter Hannah . |
| 17 | Often this made him laugh and hug her . |
| 18 | Far less does it make any attempt to improve these procedures to meet their critics . |
| 19 | In sum , there is no definitive answer to the question of how many senses there are : we have yet to discover all of our own , and even less do we know the full details of those enjoyed by some of the other members of the Animal Kingdom . |
| 20 | The person with a healthy Inner Face is the one who is most able to form good relationships with others ; he does not feel that he has to put on an act to impress yet neither does he feel superior to those with whom he comes in contact . |
| 21 | He enjoyed very much hearing me talk about England — our laws , our universities , our great buildings . |
| 22 | The thing I noticed was that they 're all close questions , you like the area , now Martin was very fair to you because you , he was very me most you could 've got very much did you move because of your , yes . |
| 23 | He is content for everyone else to have their say first , though his everyday associates and friends respect his views too much to let him get away with that too often . |
| 24 | ’ So I wondered whether it would put you out too much to let her visit with you for a couple of hours . ’ |
| 25 | Siegel said softly , ‘ If that 's the case , let's hope there is something in his life that he would miss too much to let it go so easily … ’ |