Example sentences of "not much [adv] [subord] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | what instructions had been given to the architects as to the ground they were to cover ; how far Parliament would be bound by the decision of the Commission [ of Judges ] ; and how we were to guard ourselves against an expenditure which we had been told by high authority would amount to not much less than £5,000,000 or £6,000,000 … |
| 2 | After all , a large fast reactor could cost not much less than £2000 million to build . |
| 3 | More riskily , the budget announced in December was based on the assumption that the oil price would average $22 a barrel for the year ; it is not much more than $17 now . |
| 4 | The shift from rural to urban areas has been marked in England , the proportion of the population living in nonurban areas declining from a little over 35% in 1951 to not much more than 20% 20 years later . |
| 5 | The Foundation 's funds , although they arise in modest sums from events such as the concerts and total not much more than £300,000 , have a disproportionate effect in use . |