Example sentences of "much as [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though it is mistaken to suppose that the British made no effort to leave the Masai better than they found them , it is clear that their potential emergence from the colonial period much as they had entered it was something their administrators could in the end accept with equanimity . |
| 2 | She was always demanding something to the extent that she completely upset the ward routine and had the nursing staff , much as they tried to sympathize with her , at the end of their tethers . |
| 3 | ‘ The results were much as we had expected in an extremely tough year , ’ said Mr Heath yesterday . |
| 4 | Much as he desired to make cuts , Eisenhower in the end decided not to risk a general crisis in the Atlantic alliance by precipitate unilateral action . |
| 5 | He continued to practise photography as a hobby until 1887 , taking an ‘ unalloyed enjoyment of the art ’ , much as he had done with his drawing and engraving . |
| 6 | Much as he had done seven times before . |
| 7 | He straightened , whirling round on her suddenly , much as he had turned on Victor Nicholson all those years ago . |
| 8 | He steered his way round these words much as he had negotiated the deck . |
| 9 | Much as he wanted to pound Ralf into the mud , he contented himself with sending the fellow a narrow-eyed glare which brought a look of respectful caution to the pedlar 's usually cheerful countenance . |
| 10 | I thought then that , much as I longed to see him , it might be as well to start hoping he would n't come back until I could truthfully tell him there would be no baby . |
| 11 | ’ She told it to them much as I 'd told her myself . |
| 12 | Much as I had enjoyed ‘ my Soviet adventure ’ it was good to be back in an English-speaking land again . |
| 13 | Much as I wanted to read the good news on my walk home from the newspaper shop , I was forced to concentrate on my footing on broken and delapidated pavements , strewn with take-away food rubbish , wrappings of all kinds , and collections of weeds , heaps of dog dirt and drinks cans . |
| 14 | Much as I tried to break in several times , they always caught me and would n't let me in to see the poor people travelling . |
| 15 | Life went on at home much as it had done for years . |
| 16 | Much as she 'd liked Josh , she could n't be sure Marianne was n't right — and if Dane could let her down , then why should n't his playwright friend ? |
| 17 | Much as she deserved to travel the world with people of her own social standing , she could no longer hope to do so with a happy hear and a clear conscience . |
| 18 | Much as she had wanted her sister 's company , she almost wished Maria was not there . |
| 19 | She enjoyed its lack of significance , much as she had enjoyed the bleak and dirty corridors of Battersby Grammar School when she was eleven years old . |
| 20 | She had little doubt that she had allowed her heart to rule her head , and , much as she had enjoyed what had happened between her and David , could she ultimately trust a man who had treated her sister the way he had ? |
| 21 | Much as she disliked living with her grandmother , she had never thought of any other arrangement in concrete terms . |
| 22 | Much as she disliked having to talk to Robert , she knew she was bound to help . |
| 23 | Much as she hated to admit it , there was a certain crazy logic in Candy 's theory . |
| 24 | Much as she hated to admit it , it was a nice name , masculine , strong , yet soft and pleasant to the ear . |