Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb past] [adv] much " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes he was even prevailed upon to stay for dinner , which was usually a casual meal with everyone grouped around Faye and the wheeled tray that was placed in front of her on the padded lounge seat where she spent so much of her time . |
| 2 | Last year the taxman pocketed 550 million from people who should not have been paying tax — or who paid too much . |
| 3 | But , although I hoped very much that he would be here , it seemed to me that it mattered little whether one knew anybody in the camp or not . |
| 4 | This was obviously not a state of affairs which could continue indefinitely and , although I knew as much at the time , I could n't will myself into sleep . |
| 5 | It was only long after her death that I realized how much anger lay under my acceptance of that responsibility and how much energy I had used holding that down . |
| 6 | Katia starts to talk about the special projects which they are planning in Japan , and groans about management with no sense of fun — ‘ Who 's that guy we met , Marielle ? — the big pompous one , who complained that I sang too much ? ’ |
| 7 | It will not even pass through their minds that I spent so much trouble and thought on choosing the right disease or the most just punishment for my fictional character . |
| 8 | ‘ I think my trouble was that I had too much help and felt as if my boobs were all anyone was interested in . |
| 9 | Although at this stage of my work I shared interests with him on matters concerning children 's learning and Art Education , I quickly discovered that I had so much more to learn from him about ideas , materials and their uses and in the need to create a working environment of a high order . |
| 10 | You always taught me that I had so much to be thankful for , but there are still a lot of things that I wish had never happened . |
| 11 | I also reminded her of her predictions concerning Lord Lovat and herself , and that I hoped very much to see the end of the campaign in Normandy and looked forward to meeting her again in the Highlands . |
| 12 | One that I enjoyed very much recently was H. J. Massingham 's autobiography ‘ Remembrance ’ , which , if you have not read , I am sure you would like . |
| 13 | I mean I spoke to Jane the other Sunday and I , I said to her you know , just be honest , I said I do n't care what you said , but just be honest and tell me how much you think I weigh , cos she does n't know how much I weigh and she thought I weighed about ten stone , I said well stick thirteen pounds on top of that , then you 'll be right , she could n't believe that I , that I weighed that much , so obviously it does n't look that bad and people at work , well they 've noticed that I 've lost weight , but they do n't say how much they think I weigh , so I do n't want come to them to sort of , have a , have a g have a guess of my weight . |
| 14 | Not that I danced very much . |
| 15 | What I did know was that I did n't want to grow up , and my diary records that I confessed as much — when pressed to my housemistress . |
| 16 | Once I drank too much and spent the night with her , which was a terrible mistake . |
| 17 | ‘ Constanza says that she felt so much for her mother , even if she did not understand then what it meant to her to be cut off from Italy , from Rome . |
| 18 | As one of them said on being asked if she ever felt that she spent too much time on her own in the daytime : |
| 19 | She was vaguely aware of being guided expertly away from the crowded floor , and it was n't until they stepped out into the cooler night air that she realised how much of a relief it was to leave the noise behind . |
| 20 | Almost , in the midst of the new apartment that she hated as much as he did , though it had been decorated to her own specifications , she said , ‘ I have been to see my son . ’ |
| 21 | She never did , being as efficient as she was creative in the kitchen that she loved so much . |
| 22 | She was n't sure that she could offer the same kind of commitment in return , or that she wanted so much responsibility . |
| 23 | ‘ It was probably only when you got outside that you realised how much circumstances looked against you . |
| 24 | I would however prefer that you got as much advice as possible from the books first . |
| 25 | ‘ I thought , ’ Robbie retorted breathlessly , ‘ that you despised too much haste . |
| 26 | As they were descending , Reynolds said , ‘ I get the impression that you did n't much rate Jenner . ’ |
| 27 | One avenue for a claim is that you paid too much for the house , but remember that you say it is common knowledge that these houses suffer this fault . |
| 28 | Well , she 's done it in Gods go a'begging , using the same Watteau that we liked so much with the columns and the landscape in the background . |
| 29 | So are America and the Soviet Union , to the extent that they wasted too much energy signing up local partners for the cold war instead of organising a local peace . |
| 30 | I had no quarrel with them although I was suspicious of them , and doubtless jealous that they had so much of Joyce 's attention and that they could wish to band together with one another . |