Example sentences of "[be] not [verb] much [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if they are not using the credit facility we are not making much profit out of them either . ’ |
| 2 | It 's difficult to take adultery seriously if you 're not getting much pleasure out of it . ’ |
| 3 | They 're not making much difference ? |
| 4 | You 're not having much luck this morning , are you ? ’ |
| 5 | Well we 're not having much joy with these people from I mean I 've rung them about four times in the last er week . |
| 6 | I 'm not getting much revision done here mother |
| 7 | See if its sweet enough , I 'm not putting much sugar in and I ca n't carry both in , I dare n't carry any thing in with me left arm yet |
| 8 | I 'm not having much luck painting round |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm not making much sense , am I ? ’ |
| 10 | However , the military were not having much success so far . |
| 11 | With COSE being such a ‘ last orders ’ affair , they were n't given much time to consider it when they were asked for support , apparently by Sun Microsystems Inc . |
| 12 | COSE being such a last orders affair , they were n't given much time at the time they were asked , apparently by Sun Microsystems Inc . |
| 13 | And the N U S , you know it is , in a way it is a good thing but in a way it is n't because when they were actual when they actually belonged to the N U S erm they were n't get because it 's a small university , they were n't getting much funding from the US er the N U S or erm any support really . |
| 14 | I recall being in the first class and er a teacher coming to me , as I were n't paying much attention I think , and to this day I shall remember and never forget , she just folded my arms in front of me and says , Percy , you 're not listening , you 'll have to have a rest . |
| 15 | Erm a light bulb is not using much electricity in a given time . |
| 16 | ‘ somebody who 's not complying with consent conditions and yet is not having much effect on the river , it probably means the consent condition is not right to start with . |
| 17 | ‘ Pyke 's not showing much interest in you , ’ I pointed out . |
| 18 | Well , I think some days she 's better than others , but on the whole she 's not making much progress . |
| 19 | AVS supports the remaining Stardent/AVS installations , but admits it is n't making much money there . |
| 20 | But the yellow is n't making much difference , so start again . |
| 21 | The head explained to Mrs Singh that Balbinder was not making much progress and that because of class sizes he would be unlikely to receive the kind of attention he needed . |
| 22 | But I was not making much progress because I did n't have much mathematical background — and anyway , I might not live long enough to finish my Ph.D . |
| 23 | He had been trying a pipe recently , but was not making much progress . |
| 24 | He knew that she was not making much headway with finding the nonce , but in fairness neither was he . |
| 25 | Hal was not putting much care into the preparation of the food , only the kind of pill . |
| 26 | Team ‘ A ’ for want of a better name consisted of Jim Cardin ( it was he who spilled the beans to the Glenpatrick News but was n't given much option ) , Eddie Bell , Michael Stewart , Leala Smith , Andy Beattie and John Turnbull . |
| 27 | Dalziel was n't getting much co-operation either . |
| 28 | I 'd done about four sitcoms one after the other , and I was n't getting much time to do theatre which I really wanted to do . |
| 29 | ‘ She was n't showing much dress sense last night , ’ he said over his shoulder to me . |
| 30 | Needless to say , he was n't offering much comfort . |