Example sentences of "did n't [adv] [vb infin] much " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those of us who did n't join up until 1943 , either because we were too young or like me in a reserved occupation , did n't really stand much chance of promotion , not unless we were absolutely brilliant and not many of us were that . |
| 2 | ‘ I mean … they did n't really stand much of a chance , did they , sir ? ’ |
| 3 | When we were first warned , I did n't really pay much attention to what was being said about it — the same problem had flared up at both Jersey House and the hotel I 'd just left but in neither case had there been prolonged cause for concern . |
| 4 | I did n't really give much thought to coming to France , and I certainly did n't give much thought to making love with you . |
| 5 | By birth she was a lioness , born under the ruling sign of Leo and proud of it , even if she did n't really set much store by astrology . |
| 6 | Norman did n't really know much about them . |
| 7 | ‘ I did n't really take much notice of him . |
| 8 | Well I mo moved because promotion was in the line for me , I was in the Royal Marine Police in island depot in Plymouth and er I 'd been put on plain clothes work and I 'd been doing acting sergeant you know when the sergeant was off sick and all that business and er I 'd put , been put in for this to move because we had a two bedroom bungalow but the twins were getting big and I realized that we 'd have to have another bedroom you know , very soon and er , this seemed an opportunity to get a house and also in Plymouth , that Plymouth was a naval town , you see , there was still those days there was still kind of a , a lower deck of sons , what they call lower deckers , in other words you know people in the lower deck of the navy , their sons did n't really have much , ever have much chance of getting into places like Dartmouth College or Cramwell to do as cadets , well the headmaster at Regent Street School had said to me that Keith was very keen on flying , he was aeroplane mad you see , and , he wanted to go in the Royal Air Force , well he said to me he said oh no put him in the Navy and as a chief art as an artificer , so I said oh no , I said if he goes in the Navy or the service I want him to go in the front door not like me the back door , I had ambition for him |
| 9 | It was always like this these days — two colleagues who respected each other but did n't really have much to say . |
| 10 | In this case , however , she did n't really have much choice , and the realisation rankled . |
| 11 | I did n't really have much idea of what was going on at all . |
| 12 | Although Christopher did n't really see much of them did he ? |
| 13 | A good working dog — at least one is essential for any stock farmer but the Hauxwells did n't always have much luck in finding the right one . |
| 14 | They spent so much time talking about gay things that they did n't actually have much time to do many gay things — which is why I think the really crucial thing that happened in the seventies was not the liberation of a particular sexuality but actually the liberation of a particular set of relationships through which people could enjoy sex , or not have sex , as the case may be . |
| 15 | We did n't actually have much play mobile when I , when I went and looked . |