Example sentences of "it does [adv] [vb infin] much " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think for a man in my position with my experience of playing for England and on the continent , it does not show much regard . ’ |
| 2 | Of course , they may not accept the beliefs , attitudes , or intentions that are expressed ; one can always object to what somebody else says , but it does not make much sense to do this unless one understands its meaning . |
| 3 | But Leeds ' own tartan terror , Gordon Strachan , insists it does not make much difference to players with championship credentials . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It does not require much imagination on the part of a person contemplating , on the one hand the evolutionary product that is the marvellous human body , and on the other hand the mess that is religious history , to bring his agreement with this . |
| 6 | It does not require much effort to get in excess of 150 documents . |
| 7 | Although the USA does manufacture some conventionally woven Wilton carpet , it does not manufacture much good-quality Axminster carpet . |
| 8 | It does not take much imagination to realise the very serious risks if , for instance , a modern weed-killer solution contaminated drinking water supplies . |
| 9 | They point out that the group has a banking facility limit of £190m , and though it does have £10m more of properties to be sold it does not take much to push the Lowndes to this limit . |
| 10 | It does not take much to imagine a situation in which the world 's foreign exchange markets are pushing the pound in one direction and the mark in the other . |
| 11 | It does not take much to imagine the effect of this on a group of already dispirited players , all of whom held him in the warmest affection . |
| 12 | It does not take much imagination to see these changes as a reflection of Britain 's growing military self-assertiveness , and specifically of her claim to Neptune 's trident and rule of the sea . |
| 13 | Appendages in the ‘ head ’ region often include powerful claws , and it does not take much imagination to conclude that these eurypterids were among the fiercest predators of their day . |
| 14 | And it does not take much for this dis-ease of the self to become disease of the body . |
| 15 | It does not take much imagination to appreciate that maintaining a safe environment in high latitudes and high altitudes with the long months of snow , ice and subzero temperatures will differ from maintaining a safe environment in the humid heat of a tropical forest . |
| 16 | It does not take much imagination to understand the depth of grief that the parents feel at the loss of their baby . |
| 17 | In a more commonplace example , it does not take much imagination to see how old people may see their contribution to society as substantially diminished and their dependence increased , at a time when technological advances present an older generation with a succession of mysteries related to daily living . |
| 18 | It does not take much imagination to realise the bad impression that can be created by a person who has greasy unkempt hair , unclean or unpressed clothes , laddered stockings or tights , dirty down-at-the-heel shoes , chewed or dirty fingernails or unfortunately halitosis ( bad breath ) or body odour . |
| 19 | It does not take much for that dress to be torn off and for what lies beneath to be revealed . ’ |
| 20 | It does not take much imagination to conjure up the kinds of arguments that EDF will introduce should it wish to inhibit serious competition to itself . |
| 21 | It does not take much imagination to understand the effect of a Tornado flying at 250 knots and at 250 ft , on a cavalcade of 200 horses on top of the Border hills . |
| 22 | In other words , publishing commitments have to be substantial and it does not take much to sap confidence when the risk is so high . |
| 23 | To make the book come even more to life , the author introduces hypothetical characters , the Sportsman , the Visitor and the Engineer , and it does not take much imagination to think of their behaviour in driving or road design . |
| 24 | It does n't cost much to buy and if you wear it with humility you will find it is worth the Kingdom of Heaven ! |
| 25 | It does n't have to be expensive — it does n't cost much to go for a walk , work in the garden or learn to draw . |
| 26 | IN THE early days of mobile phones , the advertising slogan ‘ It does n't cost much to keep in touch ’ was a bit of a joke . |
| 27 | The Jura are the closest mountains across the Channel and it does n't cost much to reach them . |
| 28 | It does n't cost much for the ships to take him as a passenger , and it keeps him happy . " |
| 29 | If your biography says we are a 3 piece rock group from Lancashire , we play soft pop and melodic songs ' , it does n't show much initiative . |
| 30 | ‘ It does n't show much sign of injury , ’ he said , ‘ but as it was on the side of the road I think it 's safe to assume it 's just one more traffic casualty . ’ |