Example sentences of "he [verb] n't [vb infin] much " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did n't do much for his king or his country . |
| 2 | He did n't eat much food but he drank more rum than usual . |
| 3 | He never nicked an apple off the cart ( he did n't go much for fruit and veg ) , he was probably too honest . |
| 4 | He never nicked an apple off the cart ( he did n't go much for fruit and veg ) , he was probably too honest . |
| 5 | There was always the Donovan Treatment , but he did n't think much of the idea of being a disembodied brain in a jar . |
| 6 | He did n't think much of the unions and their so-called democracy , preferring to rely on direct contact with the leaders . |
| 7 | He did n't think much of his dummy himself . |
| 8 | The two broken marriages and then the obvious fact that he did n't think much of her . |
| 9 | Was he trying to rub in the fact that he did n't think much of me ? |
| 10 | Jealous of Lubor ? ’ and did n't know where she was when , as if he did n't think much of sitting opposite her in one chair while she had the huge couch all to herself , Ven suddenly moved from his chair and came and sat down next to her on the couch . |
| 11 | Perhaps Rourke was there as an ideas man — certainly he did n't show much enthusiasm for getting into the nitty-gritty of the day-to-day workload . |
| 12 | But he did n't spend much time here . ’ |
| 13 | He did n't say much at all really . |
| 14 | ‘ Anyway , he did n't say much but that did n't stop me , and in the end I got out and left him there . ’ |
| 15 | The trouble was , he thought , as he signed the paper , indecipherably , with his left hand , folded it and put it into his jacket pocket , he did n't know much about thallium poisoning , and even less about the making of lenses with a high refractive index . |
| 16 | He did n't know much about Islam but he was aware that being an imam was a bit like being a Vice-president for Life . |
| 17 | He did n't know much about it . |
| 18 | He did n't see much more of Tina and the teachers treated him with gentle sympathy , almost as if he were an invalid . |
| 19 | Despite the obvious satisfaction with which he carries out his work , Keith admits , when it became time , he did n't have much of a say in choosing a career in the RAF . |
| 20 | He did n't have much time for politicians as a breed . |
| 21 | ‘ No , he did n't have much chance . |
| 22 | It was a pity that he did n't have much of an appetite . |
| 23 | Still , I was n't being paid — I 'd resisted Edward 's offer of money ; I was pretty sure he did n't have much and , for the moment , I did n't need it . |
| 24 | He did n't have much money you see at that time . |
| 25 | He did n't have much patience with any kind of illness , she already knew that , and he was a terrible patient himself . |
| 26 | More likely he did n't have much faith but a great deal of superstition . |
| 27 | I wonder if that 's why he did n't have much to say ? " |
| 28 | He did n't have much time in his lodgings on the outskirts of the town , but when he was there he was able to lie down in his quiet , quiet room and totally relax . |
| 29 | He did n't have much finesse to do the things but erm and I think he used to sh he although I I got on all right with him , but some of the people working on the floor like the wardrobe people and that he used to they used to dislike him because he was but I would but you do find s I think perhaps he was a bit unsure of himself because I do n't think he was somebody who 'd had a had a tremendous education , otherwise he probably would n't have gone in on the on the construction side which was being a chippy or something at Shepherds Bush and so you know you often find people like that they have a bit of a chip on their shoulders do n't they you know , you know . |
| 30 | he did n't have much chance either . |