Example sentences of "much [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A man is not amused by being wanted only for his possessions — or is that too much for the average woman to understand ? ’ |
| 2 | It says Morland is paying too much for the new pubs and that it 's ’ the latest in a series of flawed actions by an increasingly desperate board . ’ |
| 3 | It says Morland is paying too much for the new pubs and that it 's ’ the latest in a series of flawed actions by an increasingly desperate board . ’ |
| 4 | It says much for the two ladies , and the parents of Thrush Green , that the little house remained safe from children 's assaults , despite temptation . |
| 5 | She did not do much for the female stereotype , but she did do away with the idea that you can not have a woman as boss . |
| 6 | These words sum up her intention and feelings , expressing the result of two years of preparation for a show that came to mean so much for the many artists participating in the event . |
| 7 | Here , Mrs Pettifer began to interject but the small gentleman silenced her with a flap of the wrist which was altogether not very gentlemanly and proved too much for the great lady detective who made a more purposeful interjection of her own . |
| 8 | ‘ This tournament would mean so much for the entire country , in terms of tourism , resultant job creation , and even other industry , ’ he said . |
| 9 | 4.22 So much for the straightforward case . |
| 10 | Being a 60s film star and a member of an impressive theatrical family was too much for the young James Fox , seen here with his brother Robert and their mother Angela . |
| 11 | But the strain of being underwater for so long proved too much for the fragile beauty . |
| 12 | Straw Dogs managed to attract enough blood seekers to put it into the black at the box-office , but this disturbing tale of rural atrocities can scarcely have done much for the Cornish tourist industry . |
| 13 | Some argue that valuations may yet fall further and that care is still needed to avoid paying too much for the wrong deal . |
| 14 | In a delightful letter one of these helpers wrote afterwards , saying ‘ … thank you all so much for the lovely welcome you gave me today … |
| 15 | Presumably this will make it easier for voters in the Tory heartlands to shop abroad and avoid duty , though it may not do much for the Conservative vote in Kent . |
| 16 | Despite her assistant 's undoubted loyalty to her , that titbit would be just too much for the miss-nothing Jimmy to keep to himself . |
| 17 | This does not matter too much for the younger pupils , since they draw readily and without inhibition , but it does become an issue with slightly older children . |
| 18 | Developing the new RB211 aero engine had proved too much for the world-famous engineering group 's financial resources . |
| 19 | When Sarah McCabe ( 1980 ) queried the logic of why just one police system should be entrusted with the control of crime , law , order , and social assistance , pointing out , ‘ there is some disagreement about the use of the criminal law — unease about control of the streets … [ which poses the question ] who will be controlled and [ who will be ] assisted ’ , she found the tenor of her ‘ thoughtful and moderate examination of the police role … was too much for the senior officers to whom it was presented , and they set out to discredit it with a will ’ ( Greenhill 1981 : 98 ) . |
| 20 | She did much for the Red Cross , Girl Guides and the Royal Society for the Blind , and was a magistrate for many years . |
| 21 | This represents a great achievement in the middle of a recession and says much for the hard work of everyone involved . |
| 22 | In the past , most of the pottery workers have been individuals working virtually unaided , and it says much for the hard work and devotion of people like John Gillam , that so much has been achieved . |
| 23 | It was just too much for the American girl when they were faced one day with yet another torrential downpour . |
| 24 | That does not say much for the top chasers of the day , which are very thin on the ground . |
| 25 | All this is in the $16 billion increase in federal spending this year , and it does not leave much for the obvious benefits of public works and grants to local governments to mend their bridges and roads . |
| 26 | The innuendo in this remark proved too much for the petite figure in the front row , who during the last few words was showing signs of unmistakable distress . |
| 27 | ‘ I ca n't say as much for the few farmers I 've met — always with the exception of Mr Jarvis , of course . |
| 28 | Nearly one out of three sixteen year olds are without work , not much for the Tory law and order . |
| 29 | It was too much for the rigid party mind . |
| 30 | Although both sides became frustrated , it says much for the social workers ' determination that they turned up to meetings and attempted to understand me . |