Example sentences of "much but " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would n't mind so much but it was me who had to make all the moves when Andy and I first got started . ’ |
| 2 | It was too much but she loved him for it and let him kiss her when he came and stood beside her again . |
| 3 | And since Cambridge University of 1924 was hardly likely to breed recruits for the Labour Party — that took another three years — the young men and women of the university could not do much but move , or move further , towards the Conservative side . |
| 4 | ‘ Not so much but it 's nice to see a good match . ’ |
| 5 | I do n't know much but I 'll tell you what I can . ’ |
| 6 | A close friend , who said he was too frightened to reveal his name , has told the drinks trade newspaper , the Morning Advertiser : ‘ My life could be in danger if I say too much but I have my own idea what the murder is all about . |
| 7 | This may not sound much but it is equivalent , for example , to about 400 sq cm of cloth or 50 g of bone . |
| 8 | It wo n't be the same without you and I 'll miss you very much but there 's nothing I can do . ’ |
| 9 | Apart from the fantastic win at Sandwich in 1975 in the PGA Championship , when Arnold shot a 71 in a howling wind , hitting nothing much but 5-irons low and flat , the 1970s and 1980s have been quieter years — a bit easier , not so much pressure . |
| 10 | ‘ I may not like London over much but I do know a bit about the place and one thing I know is that it 's big , bloody big . |
| 11 | And for those who liked to go to the office every morning by the 8.15 there were class rooms and classes where nobody learnt very much but where everybody thought they were doing something . |
| 12 | Again , that may not sound much but it 's more than enough to disrupt the delicate balance of different gases . |
| 13 | You constantly discount yourself : ‘ My opinion may not be worth much but … ’ |
| 14 | Things like that do n't really bug me that much but I 'd do it again and again until it was perfect . |
| 15 | They did n't know much but they told you what they did know in the most cryptic way possible to whet your appetite and make you speculate . |
| 16 | Even then he had not liked to look into it too much but had kept his eyes on the ground or straight ahead of him because the wood was the kind of place you saw in story-book illustrations or even in your dreams and out of which things were liable to come creeping . |
| 17 | In his own defence , Trevor said , ‘ I know I drink too much but that helps me to give the kind of performance I think the public wants . ’ |
| 18 | He did not say much but agreed that he had had queer thoughts ad wondered whether they really were due to normal depression or the influence of the discovery . |
| 19 | The wetness of the rags does not accomplish much but the wood gets heated and the rags may insulate the hot wood and prevent it from cooling too quickly . |
| 20 | Part of her was proud and delighted that Constance was learning so much but another , darker side was clouded by jealousy . |
| 21 | Russell did n't fancy the make-up bit too much but Katya soon sorted him out . |
| 22 | I du n no , you never had this much but there 's more . |
| 23 | London Irish coach George Hook , who has , in fact , made a player out of Higgins , believes there is a cultural problem : ‘ I do n't think our players drink very much but I imagine they drink more than their counterparts in other rugby countries . |
| 24 | It may not be very much but for him or her it 's a remarkable achievement . |
| 25 | Great Casterton taught me much but it also encouraged me towards directing my own training school . |
| 26 | And there these twelve men and two boys , who , with nothing much but bare hands , the sailor man 's gift for improvisation , and their indomitable guts , had fought sea and fire for their ship and won , were cared for and each of them given his heart 's desire . |
| 27 | ‘ Hepzibah thinks looks do n't matter much but they do , you know . |
| 28 | I did n't know Basil very much but I shall always remember with joy and gratitude that painting course at Grantly Hall — what fun it was . |
| 29 | I do n't know how much but I 'll get something . |
| 30 | If you take that as a yardstick , it is a fairly short step to designing ads which say nothing much but which are extremely memorable . |