Example sentences of "[coord] do not [verb] much " in BNC.
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| 1 | A great storm that suddenly appears and is soon over ; if the condition lingers or does not have much intensity , it is not Aconite . |
| 2 | They work for a living and do n't make much money . |
| 3 | For now , many companies are offering optional metering and some — those who are living in high ratable properties and do n't use much water , for example — this can be a way to cut down costs . |
| 4 | Most of them work on the arts pages and do n't know much about the rest of the paper . |
| 5 | But eels are seldom seen and do n't provide much sport . |
| 6 | I replied to Ms Chevannes through the same newspaper thus : ‘ Generally , black kids do not demonstrate interest in school work and do not sink much enthusiasm into their efforts . |
| 7 | If you are contemplating having sex with someone who you have not known for very long , and do not know much about , you are strongly advised to use a condom during intercourse . |
| 8 | Cultivated blackberries are not far removed from their wild parents and do not need much fussy soil preparation . |
| 9 | While writers simply reflected people 's greater knowledge of the colonies and did not do much to increase it , the churches made quite substantial efforts to keep in touch across the Atlantic . |
| 10 | Happily , we lived in a much more enlightened time during World War 2 , I never understood the treatment of LMF cases ; it was something I could not understand as outlined in the Air Ministry Order , which was a very harsh document and did not give much leeway in the treatment of a chap if he felt he could not do any more . |
| 11 | Because I had not done much mathematics at school or at Oxford , I found general relativity very difficult at first and did not make much progress . |
| 12 | Another widow of 84 ‘ had outlived all her old friends ’ and did not get much support from her children . |
| 13 | ‘ Customers thought we were dictatorial , imperial and did n't show much interest in them . ’ |
| 14 | It unfolded from a slim oblong into a sheet-sized square that flapped and fought in the wind and did n't bear much resemblance to what she 'd seen of the City so far . |
| 15 | They were very polite , however , and did n't take much persuading to go away . |
| 16 | The hulls are very fair and did n't need much filler . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Our keeper picked the ball out of the net twice in the first half and did n't have much else to handle . ’ |
| 18 | And did n't have much fun when I was younger . |
| 19 | Aunt Grace was old and did n't have much money , but every Christmas she sent the girls five pounds each . |
| 20 | The horse was young for a chaser and did n't have much in the way of form — but Barry had a hot tip . |
| 21 | Hilda Crumble — The family cook , she 's a bit thick and does n't know much about anything . |
| 22 | She says she 's a bit of a philistine and does n't know much about rowing , but hopes to find out . |
| 23 | Who wants to write plays or biographies about a man who works hard and does n't have much luck with women ? |
| 24 | Driving on German motorways can require strong nerves and does not leave much attention for observing the countryside . |
| 25 | This account of how aircraft accident investigations are conducted , or should be conducted , in the field is necessarily only a brief outline of what can take place and does not include much of the work that goes on when the wreckage is examined in detail in a hangar , or in the case of AIB at their substantial facility at Farnborough . |
| 26 | The process of shaping the copper or pewter foil involves the use of simple hand tools , and does not require much physical effort . |
| 27 | But do not expect much new philosophy from the present government . |
| 28 | Draw up a list of 20 things you have never done that are silly but do n't cost much money and work your way down the list by doing one each day ( eg leave your car in the garage and hitch a lift , turn the daily newspaper into papier mâché , go to the shops wearing a funny hat , shake hands with the next 10 people you meet ) . |
| 29 | But do n't expect much more than pompous doggerel in the words . |
| 30 | I 've become interested in that odd-bod group NURSE WITH WOUND but do n't know much about them . |