Example sentences of "much [pron] had [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 One thing I learned was how much I had missed .
2 There had been a period when he allowed Barbara Castle , Dick Crossman and George Wigg , all of whom suffered from the belief that politics was a conspiracy , to influence him too much , but in later years he had broken free from them and I suddenly realised how much I had got used to him being there to shoulder the final responsibility , to feeling able to turn to him naturally for a second opinion and for well-informed advice .
3 When I said how much I had enjoyed his performance in the title role in Uncle Vanya , he snorted , ‘ Oh , did you .
4 Looking back at the stormy relationship of a few years ago , he realised how much she had mellowed .
5 He laughed , and she realized how much she had missed seeing him .
6 She had n't realized how much she had missed Donna .
7 Only then did Fabia realise how much she had missed the dogs at home , and ‘ Hello , darling , ’ she crooned — and for her trouble had the dog whip round her and grip her ankle in its teeth .
8 There was no telling how much she had overheard .
9 Mike stood up , his face making it quite clear he wondered how much she had overheard .
10 It was a four-poster bed , like the one in the guest-room — that much she had realised during the night — but the room itself was bigger , with a balcony beyond double french doors with pots of geraniums on it .
11 Auntie Lou said she could sew a piece of material on the bottom to lengthen the skirt but there was nothing she could do about the top and Carrie cried a little , privately , not because the dress was no use but because her mother should have guessed how much she had grown .
12 She smoothed the skirt and wished , once again , for a mirror to see herself , to see how much she had grown since she last wore this dress one blustering , pink and white Easter holiday .
13 Individual tales of how efficient she had been and how much she had helped members abounded .
14 I could n't stop myself thinking of the nights she had spent with Harry and wanting to know how much she had enjoyed them .
15 Her Honour Judge Marian Norrie-Walker , formerly Marian Jackson , who graduated with an LLB in 1961 , talked recently to MOYRA SUTCLIFFE about her unusual career path and how much she had enjoyed the time she spent at Nottingham .
16 Amaranth , who had never heard of the Goodharts , said how much she had enjoyed the party .
17 Highlights from the past include 400 class members ( clad in blue tunics , what else ? ) taking part in the 1968 Norfolk Show in the presence of Queen Elizabeth , the Queen Mother , who remarked later in the day to some class members how much she had enjoyed their display , and Norfolk 's Jubilee Rally in 1977 , when Molly Braithwaite was presented with a bouquet from Norfolk 's oldest class member , 82 year old Mrs Grapes .
18 Lou told Ken afterwards how much she had enjoyed the evening and the company .
19 Even when their vet warned them that Lizzie was getting on , they did n't realise just how much she had aged .
20 Constance knew she had been insensitive , and was aware of how much she had hurt her mother .
21 She made it through to the final and an eventual 6th place overall showed just how much she had learned and improved that year .
22 How much she had learned from him .
23 She reflected on how much she had changed since the last festival , less than seven weeks ago .
24 She did not realise how much she had changed since becoming Lady Lassiter .
25 During 1991 she became aware of just how much she had changed by her commitment to her friend Adrian Ward-Jackson when he was dying of AIDS .
26 The trouble was that he could n't begin to see how much she had changed .
27 Like Dr Neil , J.D. thought how much she had changed and was still changing .
28 ‘ I must say , ’ continued my friend , ‘ that our King reminded his lords how much you had helped the country .
29 She wondered how much he had drunk to be explaining the trials of the journalist to her .
30 Sandison tried hard to remember how much he had given the girl .
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