Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] much [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | They do n't make much money at it though . |
2 | Reynolds looked at the title of the piece , but he could n't make much sense of it . |
3 | ‘ It does n't make much sense to me , Tom . ’ |
4 | 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 . |
5 | I did n't make much sense to me and I was n't sure what we decided to do and erm you know I think it 's slightly inaccurate , but never mind . |
6 | Well , another few weeks in prison wo n't make much difference to your brother , but it might to my niece . |
7 | That 's a neuralgia pain you 've got , that 's Brufen would n't make much difference to that Agnes . |
8 | ‘ It ca n't make much difference to us here though can it ? ’ |
9 | It does n't make much difference to us , we 're not that hard up , that we ca n't afford |
10 | ‘ At my age you do n't need much sleep by night , and I spend a good deal of time sitting by the bedroom window , smoking my pipe and watching the sea … |
11 | You do n't need much skill for that . |
12 | The players wo n't need much lifting for that . |
13 | ‘ You do n't show much sign of it , ’ accused Betty . |
14 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
15 | Perhaps Rourke was there as an ideas man — certainly he did n't show much enthusiasm for getting into the nitty-gritty of the day-to-day workload . |
16 | He does n't show much interest in Arthur because Arthur cries all the time . |
17 | ‘ Customers thought we were dictatorial , imperial and did n't show much interest in them . ’ |
18 | Most people pay for milk by cheque so milkman do n't carry much money with them . |
19 | While it may be straightforward to assess whether a lease is renewed properly or a contract accurately drafted — it will soon be clear if they have been or not — these transactions do n't carry much potential for building long-term relationships or adding value through additional services . |
20 | If whoever bought it had an unsavoury reputation it would n't do much harm to the seagulls or Brent geese . |
21 | I did n't really give much thought to coming to France , and I certainly did n't give much thought to making love with you . |
22 | But they do n't give much sign of it . |
23 | People do n't give much value to a sense of smell ; unlike the other senses . |
24 | AS well as the Bird feat , Durham 's 1958 annual report ( ’ the content does n't give much cause for satisfaction , ’ it stated ) records the emergence of a promising young batsman called Colin Milburn in the Durham Public Schools side . |
25 | So really , I do n't spend much time on it at all — five minutes maximum ! |
26 | So do n't spend much time on that . |
27 | Please feel free to comment , I did n't spend much time on it and I 've still got that bloody hangover ! ! |
28 | ‘ Well , I did n't spend much time in Trob . |
29 | ‘ I did n't see much evidence of it when you were dealing with me ! ’ |
30 | I do n't see much evidence of an upturn yet but at least Courtaulds has had a break with the strengthening of the dollar . |