Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [prep] [adv] much [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | painting the kitchen once and I got into so much trouble it took him so long to rub it all off and start again , he made me promise I 'd never touch a paint brush again but he I mean , he would definitely be able to tell you what paint he used and |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm just curious , ’ I said with as much innocence as I could muster , ‘ but of course , if you 're scared of the place … ’ |
| 3 | ‘ What are you doing here ? ’ she asked with as much control as she could muster . |
| 4 | Shivers running through her , she said with as much insouciance as she could muster , ‘ I 'm very tired , and it 's work tomorrow . |
| 5 | ‘ So you 're Bob 's … assistant ? ’ she said with too much inflection . |
| 6 | We went to so much trouble because we were aware of the power of cultural conditioning . |
| 7 | According to this theory the earlier generational pairing was abandoned because it led to so much inbreeding that people who practised the gens system were genetically more fit for natural selection and therefore survived better . |
| 8 | ‘ You do n't mind my using the house as if it were my own ? ’ he cried with as much boisterousness as he could muster , waving the bottle like a flag . |