Example sentences of "much you can [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It happens that what we 've done is we 've taken it and hung it on the starlight , the magic of starlight — how wonderful it is , how much you can tell from just looking at a star through a telescope and measuring the light that comes out of it , and this takes us into realms of why a star shines ; what do you mean by time when you go back millions of years into the universe lifetime ; what do you mean , why do stars shine with different colours . |
| 2 | If you decide that you need to read the whole of this particular book , decide how much you can cope with in one session . |
| 3 | There 's only so much you can cling to — your credibility , your belief in small cottage industries — whatever . |
| 4 | I mean , I 've made her look as much like a boy as I can so she can play her pipe , but there 's a limit to how much you can cheat the public . |
| 5 | I only want to know how much you can pay me for them . " |
| 6 | There is a limit to how much you can demand without causing deadlock . |
| 7 | The circumstances will dictate how much you can make of it from the standpoint of good video . |
| 8 | we can then issue you with a Personal Loan Certificate that shows how much you can borrow and how long you 've got to repay the money . |
| 9 | This tells you how much you can borrow so that you can concentrate your search within a given price range . |
| 10 | Erm but they deal with the how much you can earn without affecting your pension . |
| 11 | The carer is involved in the routine : you will watch the therapist at first , and then learn how much you can do to help the learning process at any stage . |
| 12 | There is not much you can do to make radical changes to other people 's basic life positions , but you can use your awareness of the four ‘ OK — Not OK ’ positions to understand why you sometimes feel hopeless , depressed , victimized and so on . |
| 13 | If you find yourself in this situation it is important to decide realistically how much you can do and to mark out these easy between a parent and child , it is not likely to improve at this stage . |
| 14 | There is no excuse for being caught by a marked police vehicle — but there 's not much you can do about unmarked cars or cameras . |
| 15 | ‘ There 's not much you can do in this storm . ’ |
| 16 | It can be very upsetting to have good shots spoiled in this way ; once the noise is on the tape there 's not much you can do about it except dub it out with a substitute background sound ( see page 80 ) . |
| 17 | However , there is only so much you can do to protect yourself against the whims of the Almighty . |
| 18 | I am much more interested in just how much you can do with those amazing eyes of yours . ’ |
| 19 | There is n't much you can do about this other than vengefully shoot up the sacrificial unit in your following turn . |
| 20 | There are of course other reasons for each one , so it is impossible to say exactly how much you can do yourself for any of the conditions mentioned . |
| 21 | It depends on how much you can do how much Simon can do on his own if I give him stuff to do . |
| 22 | There 's only so much you can do with a Super B , ’ he shrugged . |
| 23 | And then they get bigger and they start thinking and watching and you realise you 're fouling them up yourself too and there 's not much you can do about that either . |
| 24 | But some children are just shy by nature and there 's not much you can do about it . |
| 25 | When these things hit you there 's not much you can do about them . ’ |
| 26 | Where lead pipe is used for the rising main , it may also contaminate the drinking water — particularly in a soft water area — but there is not much you can do about this since the supply pipe into the house is also likely to be lead and this is difficult and expensive to replace . |
| 27 | ‘ There is only so much you can do in Dublin . |
| 28 | ‘ There is not much you can do about it . |
| 29 | There 's only so much you can do to jazz up articles on the efficacy of heart tapping in achieving full blood drainage . |
| 30 | Now it 's a long time since I went by tube , and there 's not much you can do in the carriages except keep a handkerchief over your nose , but a useful tip is never to put your hand on the rail beside the moving staircase . |