Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] much [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think by and large they 're probably running away and do n't want to have much to do with him and they do n't like these people , probably , who use your drop in centre because they might smell a little bit and they might be down at heel and they 're not really people who are going to contribute much to the lives of those other people who are trying to get on and make things better for themselves . |
| 2 | The names are interesting too , the city fathers deciding to name much of the outside ring after sites made legendary by exploits of Italian soldiers in World War 1 — Montenero , Premuda , Monte Grappa , and so on — while many of the inner ring streets were named after women famous in the history of the city — Regina Margherita , Beatrice d'Este , Bianca Maria , and so on . |
| 3 | With justice Henry V is credited not only with having understood , better than did any of his contemporaries , what were the naval problems which faced England in the early fifteenth century , but also with having done much towards the creation of a fleet of ships , some of them very large , almost ‘ prestige-type ’ vessels , which would make it possible for the English to take to sea quickly and thus try to wrest the initiative from any enemy who might be coming against them . |
| 4 | He died in 1516 after having transformed much of the castle ( see p. 6 ) . |
| 5 | Having spent much of the glorious summer last year sitting in the shade of the apple tree I decided that if such summers were to continue it would be a good idea to build a permanent seat around the tree . |
| 6 | March is the month when they begin to venture forth , having spent much of the winter lining their tunnels with fallen leaves . |
| 7 | Having rejected much of the literature because of faults found in the methodology , the authors focus their attention on three relatively small clinical trials . |
| 8 | This was one of the finest and largest churches here but , having survived much of the bombardment of the First World War , it was seriously damaged in the fire of 1917 when its wooden roof was totally destroyed and caused great ruination when it collapsed into the church . |
| 9 | Having read much of the evidence so far , I am already chanting the words of the CEGB opening witnesses , under my breath . |
| 10 | Against all the odds , it had proved to be a happy and companionable day , Ross 's unusually calm , friendly manner towards her having released much of the stresses and strains that had previously left her feeling so tense and nervous . |
| 11 | They settled in the Lombardy Plain , taking the city only after having controlled much of the surrounding area and penetrating deep into southern Italy . |
| 12 | Hobson , the manager of Home Farm , kept the men hard at work , trying to get much of the land ploughed , before the coming of winter . |