Example sentences of "[vb past] much [adv] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he had been in work he had eaten at 6 o'clock when he got home , but now they ate much later than they had ever done . |
| 2 | After considerable reflection , a discussion of the match with a wide circle of friends , a session with a sports psychiatrist , and two calls to the Samaritans , I decide that I lost because Martin played much better than I did . |
| 3 | I would n't say I enjoyed it , but it went much better than I expected and my audience were very appreciative . |
| 4 | ‘ That took much longer than I would have believed . ’ |
| 5 | He soon started to gather illustrations for The Tourist 's New Guide to the Lake District , but as with the Manchester plan , it took much longer than he had hoped , and the final version was not published until 1819 . |
| 6 | In the late 1980s the Cubans manipulated them into a needless confrontation in Angola , which lasted much longer than it should have done because , this time , the Washington team was clumsier . |