Example sentences of "much use [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So too does the humour in the Company Sergeant Major 's patter as he demands and gets higher and higher standards — ‘ Mr Smith , sir , at drill you are as much use as a window cleaner in Beirut . ’ |
| 2 | Johnny Kelly turned him inside out , dizzied him , nutmegged him , played with him like a yo-yo and when Ramsey finally collapsed in the mud as Kelly cut inside him , a voice on the terraces said : ‘ Ramsey , tha'rt about as much use as a chocolate teapot . ’ |
| 3 | For the average distance runner fat is about as much use as a pocket watch . |
| 4 | It 's as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike ! |
| 5 | ‘ They 're as much use as the bishop who could fart Lilliburlero through a keyhole , ’ John said in disgust . |
| 6 | Matters were not helped by the Sabina Park authorities providing one sightscreen that was too low to be of much use if the bowler was over six feet ( 1.8 metres ) tall , and when England complained after the game against Jamaica the reply was that it could not be raised without obscuring the view of some two hundred people who had already bought tickets . |