Example sentences of "it did [adv] [vb infin] much " in BNC.
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| 1 | A second major defect of UDG was that it did not make much difference to cities as a whole . |
| 2 | Although he announced that there would be ‘ no election results while we 're here ’ , it did not stop much speculation over both the opera and the election . |
| 3 | It did not cost much to set oneself up as a metalworker . |
| 4 | Yet the first indications that London was soon to show explosive growth were already present , and it did not need much foresight to see that it would not be long before any green-field site chosen near London for the location of the College would soon be engulfed in bricks and mortar , which would sweep away hay- and grazing-fields , market gardens and brickfields alike . |
| 5 | It did not require much effort on Gehlen 's part to convince the Americans that the real enemy was Russia and with his help they could have a ready-made intelligence organisation . |
| 6 | Yet it did not require much imagination to see that it could only be one thing : the so-called " rice-water " fluid from a cholera patient , which Dr McNab claimed was so deadly . |
| 7 | As Erica Macdonald admits , it did not take much to make the girls steer away . |
| 8 | It did not take much to reason that international capitalism had failed and that a new order must replace it . |
| 9 | My detectives had established your many moves and it did not take much intelligence to realise why . ’ |
| 10 | It did n't leave much time for going out to play , and I resented it a great deal . |
| 11 | It did n't make much of a difference . |
| 12 | But from a tactical standpoint , it did n't make much sense ’ ( Khrushchev : 1970 , p. 492 ) . |
| 13 | Actually , the reports concerned various research grants won by Professor Bamforth and though the reason for the grants was there in black and white , it did n't make much sense to me . |
| 14 | It did n't make much of the singular individual draped upon the low bench beneath the window . |
| 15 | To be honest it did n't do much to encourage me to live for Jesus and I do n't think it did anything at all for my non-Christian friends . |
| 16 | It did n't do much for our top line . |
| 17 | It did n't shed much light , but it did give the darkness a shape … |
| 18 | Then we 've done our work , I would say that my average of ten company representatives went over , perhaps two would find it was useful , useful fact finding mission , but it did n't achieve much , two would click instantly and have orders while they 're there , and the remainder would over the period of six or nine months later , if they worked at it , gain orders or perhaps , perhaps more importantly agents or distributors to sell their products for them in that country . |
| 19 | It did n't need much concentration , and all through the morning I kept getting interrupted by the thought of Oliver standing there not being able to say anything , and then practically shouting what he did . |
| 20 | It did n't need much imagination to guess that his presence there had been recreational rather than restitutional ! |
| 21 | It did n't have much friction , so it was going along there alright . |
| 22 | Even if he 'd already identified me as his deadly rival , at that point it did n't have much relevance . ’ |
| 23 | It did n't instill much confidence . |
| 24 | It did n't say much about them . |
| 25 | When I go cos when I , it did n't say much , is a , is , he really was n't going ? |
| 26 | It did n't require much capital to manufacture the equipment or produce the short films , and for some time it was possible for small craftsmen on the British model to keep up with the big boys in France or the US . |
| 27 | It did n't look much of a toy : |
| 28 | It did n't look much of a meal . |
| 29 | In fact the chronicle succeeds in having its cake and eating it , all the way back to the stir caused by Nicholas Stavrogin 's arrival in ‘ our town ’ , when it is recorded among other things that he seemed to know a lot — ‘ But of course it did n't take much knowledge to astonish us ’ . |
| 30 | It was n't much of a joke , but then it did n't take much to make Karen laugh . |