Example sentences of "much to their [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MUCH TO their chagrin , the woes of Chancellor Kohl 's centre-right coalition have yet to produce a solid wave of support for the Social Democrats . |
| 2 | State banks , much to their chagrin , have been ordered to provide cheap insurance for pilgrims to Mecca : some 800 Indonesians died in the haj last year . |
| 3 | Much to their chagrin , those who look fondly back to earlier days when things were different , believe efforts by senior officials to regulate the activities of field staff more closely have created an unnecessarily ordered and bureaucratized job . |
| 4 | When Granny ( or Grandpa ) comes to live with the family in old age , it will be to everyone 's advantage to encourage the close bond between them and the children , since it always contributes much to their enjoyment of life , and consequently to the happiness of the whole household . |
| 5 | Their present media facilities owe much to their history . |
| 6 | Much to their credit in launching a spirited assault on the Neath lead , Bridgend did attempt to spread the ball wide . |
| 7 | Much to their credit . |
| 8 | Much to their relief , the remixes merely enhanced the song rather than completely altering its character . |
| 9 | Much to their surprise , when it was still pitch dark they were all disturbed by lights being turned on , the slamming of car doors , and their owners rushing around and shouting to each other with the raised voices of excitement and hurry . |
| 10 | Now the inn is more geared to motorists , who much to their surprise , find the road terminates at the door of the inn rather than continuing to Windermere . |
| 11 | Occasionally , much to their glee , Mr Major allowed them to intervene . |
| 12 | In the weeks that followed , it became obvious to Liza 's contemporaries , much to their envy , annoyance and disgust , that Liza was Freddie 's latest girlfriend . |
| 13 | Some of the more irresponsible youths had tried to set fire to the building but somehow it did not catch and went out much to their disappointment ! |
| 14 | It was very unfortunate that owing to the prevalence of the influenza epidemic many other societies had to do without a representative , as well as a large number of unofficial delegates , much to their disappointment . |