Example sentences of "much for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have n't enjoyed myself so much for a long time . ’ |
| 2 | Then , we ask you return to the area of your car , but do not get back in because you run the risk of being injured erm , through cars ploughing into the back of you , far more than you , as much for a personal attack . |
| 3 | And how much for a basic video camera . |
| 4 | The results of these Monday afternoon treks ( is at Nursery and I am not at work only Monday and Friday afternoon and Friday afternoon is not a good time to go bothering people ! ) were now covering rather more than a double page and indeed was too much for a single newsletter article . |
| 5 | With like at stake , she does n't think it 's asking too much for a reduced speed limit , crossing and street lights . |
| 6 | It was too much for a little girl and I think it rather put me off chapel . |
| 7 | According to the DoT 's own guidelines such a figure is too much for a dual carriageway . |
| 8 | You can pay twice as much for a wooden model when compared to a similar-sized aluminium one . |
| 9 | I did not think £9 too much for a fine steak , or £150 too much for the sort of weekend that would cost £200 in Edinburgh or London . |
| 10 | If the upkeep of a garden is getting too much for an elderly person , and finance and willing helpers can be found , a suggestion that it should be paved , with a few easily managed tubs of flowers and shrubs at a convenient height , is often an acceptable idea . |
| 11 | That 's too much for an old lady . ’ |
| 12 | A man is not amused by being wanted only for his possessions — or is that too much for the average woman to understand ? ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ This tournament would mean so much for the entire country , in terms of tourism , resultant job creation , and even other industry , ’ he said . |
| 16 | 4.22 So much for the straightforward case . |
| 17 | But the strain of being underwater for so long proved too much for the fragile beauty . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Some argue that valuations may yet fall further and that care is still needed to avoid paying too much for the wrong deal . |
| 20 | In a delightful letter one of these helpers wrote afterwards , saying ‘ … thank you all so much for the lovely welcome you gave me today … |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Developing the new RB211 aero engine had proved too much for the world-famous engineering group 's financial resources . |
| 23 | She did much for the Red Cross , Girl Guides and the Royal Society for the Blind , and was a magistrate for many years . |
| 24 | This represents a great achievement in the middle of a recession and says much for the hard work of everyone involved . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | It was just too much for the American girl when they were faced one day with yet another torrential downpour . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 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 | The physical demands were enormous and it says much for the exceptional fitness of both crews that neither wilted . |