Example sentences of "amount [prep] [noun sg] i [vb base] " in BNC.
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1 | More realistic pay , dependent on my level of expertise and the amount of responsibility I hold |
2 | Right , I just thought the Chair would like to thank Councillor for the immense amount of work I know that he 's been putting in over certain things that have been going on lately and I now take councillors ' questions if any of you got any for me . |
3 | I think of the vast amount of work I 've got planned for six weeks , makes me wish it was about ten . |
4 | The figure I gave you about the amount of money I 've spent gives you a notion about the size of the advance , which was very generous from both Gollancz and the Americans [ Putnam ] . |
5 | and they 've stopped this on you and they expect you to pay all this amount of money I do n't know |
6 | ‘ People will not remember me for the amount of money I have accumulated so much as the titles I have won . |
7 | Now when you do this sort of assessment do you take into consideration the amount of money I have to pay to go and stay a night at a place like this ? |
8 | It really looks something , and judging from the amount of saliva I have to keep wiping off the top , everyone else thinks so too . |
9 | The voucher scheme also gets rid of the embarrassment of paying someone , and through Joan I 've got a bit of flexibility about the amount of help I get . ’ |
10 | I suppose I was conceited enough to imagine that the amount of love I have for her would make up for the deprivations . |
11 | Although I know that the amount of exercise I do will keep me fit , these days I feel guilty about doing ‘ so little ’ exercise . |
12 | Yeah the amount of crap I get through the place you would n't believe it . |
13 | The amount of time I 've |
14 | The amount of time I have been able to spend detecting has been hampered , unfortunately , by several setbacks . |
15 | ‘ It was n't that , it was the amount of time I have to spend at home … helping with Jennifer , ’ she added . |
16 | Well erm I actually stopped smoking about er , two years ago and was quite surprised at the amount of weight I put on in about five months , which was two stone , which I did n't think I 'd deserved ! |
17 | The amount of line I allow a bream before striking is usually from nine to twelve inches . |