Example sentences of "[vb infin] much " in BNC.
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| 1 | He and Sara would not want much , and sixteen shillings a week would be enough to keep them , money which Coleridge intended to earn by reviewing . |
| 2 | Do n't want much , do you ? |
| 3 | ‘ You do n't want much , do you ? |
| 4 | ‘ You do n't want much , do you ? ’ |
| 5 | When she 's taking solids , she wo n't want much at each meal . |
| 6 | ‘ Blimey , you do n't want much , do you ? |
| 7 | Some people do n't want much . |
| 8 | I do n't want much — a pizza of something will do . ’ |
| 9 | We do n't earn much by international standards , conditions of work are arduous , and chronic underfunding often makes them more so . |
| 10 | The fibres will not lengthen much , but will spread apart laterally . |
| 11 | I feel both pleased and terrified when Anna 's mother remarks , ‘ You do n't eat much , do you , Jill ? |
| 12 | Buzzards will eat much smaller prey than rabbits , particularly in the winter when food is scarce . |
| 13 | I do n't eat much at lunch-time myself but we must think of the Captain here who 's doing all the work … perhaps a string or two of those wild boar sausages — do you think they 're local ? |
| 14 | I do n't eat much , but what I do I earn . |
| 15 | ‘ You did n't eat much , ’ said Betty . |
| 16 | It 's any ancient domestic breed , one of many in eastern Asia , and it main attributes seem to be that it does n't eat much , it grows up quickly , and it 's almost pure lard . |
| 17 | They did not look at each other and they did not eat much . |
| 18 | The others seemed to forget Heathcliff , but I noticed Catherine could not eat much , and I knew she was sorry for her friend . |
| 19 | If they do n't eat much , and lie low during the day . |
| 20 | Wordsworth did not comment much on these matters in the first edition of his Guide but they are clearly set out in the second edition ( 1820 ) . |
| 21 | Nobody wants a florid letter from someone they have never seen before but as an actor your style and personality must come through sufficiently — a bare list of parts played wo n't convey much . |
| 22 | He does n't hurt much … ask Hugh . ’ |
| 23 | Did it hurt much , I asked . |
| 24 | For the ‘ planning of developed areas ’ ( redevelopment ) for example , we read : This was hardly encouraging to any local authority , nor suggestive of a planning system which could deliver much . |
| 25 | Overall most anthropologists would probably see indirect connection between all the factors which Engels considered , but these interrelations must remain much more problematic and ambiguous than they might seem at first , and the general conclusions which Engels sought in the work of Morgan are not possible . |
| 26 | It could be an insurance plan so described to divert attention from the front-end and other charges which will absorb much , maybe all , of the first year 's ‘ savings , ’ and it could be five years or more , on any reasonable projection of performance , before you are likely to see even your original money back . |
| 27 | Britain can glean much from the Australian experience . |
| 28 | While she claimed to have the upper hand he might well explain much . |
| 29 | The higher price being paid for environmentally sound produce also means that , despite the smaller crop , his income will stay much the same . |
| 30 | Lambswool is a natural insulator and always feels warm to touch so you 'll stay much warmer on cold frosty nights . |