Example sentences of "much to [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everything depended on this , and much to the RAF 's surprise anddelight , they beat the French … although the Portuguese won the event . |
| 2 | Lewis 's statement , which wrote off the competition , was allowed to pass unnoticed , and the whole embarrassing affair , much to the Government 's relief , might well be forgotten had it not been for the persistence of Beresford Hope . |
| 3 | Vitor went down on his hunkers and , much to the child 's glee , spent a minute or two admiring the toy . |
| 4 | Much to the artists ' chagrin . |
| 5 | I feel that most umpires do not consider this obvious fact , much to the bowler 's detriment . |
| 6 | Much to the prince 's disgust the captain of the Du Teillay refused to join in the action for fear of endangering his passenger 's life , but the Elisabeth suffered 57 killed and 176 wounded and such serious damage that she had to be sent back to Brest , taking with her her precious cargo of arms and French volunteers . |
| 7 | As Marina Warner makes clear , the inspiration of this work owes much to the artist 's visit to the rococo pilgrimage churches of Bavaria . |
| 8 | The results of this first phase were , much to the researchers ' surprise , that productivity increased no matter how much the lighting was varied . |
| 9 | Much to the scientists ' surprise , summer conditions left visible annual strata . |
| 10 | The transformation of Tesco in the mid-1980s owed much to the company 's new finance director , headhunted from International Stores , and the new productivity director , who was recruited from Safeways . |
| 11 | When they had caught the less dry fuel was used , and the fire grew , much to the company 's relief . |
| 12 | The country 's authoritarianism and uniformity owe much to the state 's overweening power . |
| 13 | In Spain , in contrast to Britain , the emergence and form of public enterprise owed little to the aspirations of the labour movement , and much to the state 's own organizational interests . |
| 14 | After watching a few people jumping and getting caught up in the excitement and atmosphere , I decided I would love to have a shot , much to the family 's amazement and Sandy 's amusement . |
| 15 | Sturgis re-entered Clark 's Fork in Howard 's rear on 11th September , much to the general 's chagrin . |
| 16 | The particularly rapid growth of Norman Broadbent owes much to the partners ' skill and luck in their sense of timing in the formation of the company ; it is unlikely that this could now be repeated quite so successfully . |
| 17 | The meeting was then closed with all present saluting with a ‘ Heil Hitler ’ , much to the agent 's embarrassment . |
| 18 | The first round produced no other surprises but credit must go to Fourth Division Birmingham University who played defending champions Bere Forest and , against the odds and much to the crowd 's delight , took a first half lead before Forest eventually came back strongly to win 4–1 . |
| 19 | A reference to British Steel was something the punters would relate to , much to the dealers ' amusement . |
| 20 | During the last 30 years , CFCs have contributed only one third as much to the Earth 's heat budget as carbon dioxide . |
| 21 | If not in priority need , particularly if considered for the purposes of the Act to have become ‘ intentionally homeless ’ , persons may receive only advice and ‘ appropriate assistance ’ , leaving much to an authority 's discretion . |