Example sentences of "[pron] much [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is well recognised by the Government , to whom much credit is due . |
| 2 | The activities of illegal immigrant vessels were as manna from heaven to the media who naturally gave them much publicity . |
| 3 | But away from the cameras few people gave them much chance of a future together . |
| 4 | This group 's unsuccessful conduct of the war incurred them much unpopularity , and discontent at their domination of the king , together with rumours of corruption , self-seeking and extortion , underlay the commons ' attack upon them in the Good Parliament of 1376 . |
| 5 | Now when Simon saw that the spirit was bestowed through the laying on of the apostles hands , he offered them much money , saying , give this authority to me as well , so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit . |
| 6 | It is true , these same trivial errors did cause me some anxiety at first , but once I had had time to diagnose them correctly as symptoms of nothing more than a straightforward staff shortage , I have refrained from giving them much thought . |
| 7 | Narrowly dyadic relationships of this kind show no tendency to proliferate outwards so as to form a wider network , and , since they are usually short-lived , anthropologists have not often given them much attention . |
| 8 | They gave them much latitude in day-to-day operations and allowed them to mould law and order policies according to counter-insurgency theories . |
| 9 | I would like to propose a toast to Annabelle and Steven , wishing them much joy and happiness for their future together . |
| 10 | His production of Mrs Warren 's Profession for the National Theatre in 1971 steered cunningly clear of melodrama ; his Much Ado About Nothing for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1971 featured white parasols and sun-dappled lawns that seemed to evoke the world of Turgenev . |
| 11 | But although Gaunt 's defence of the royal prerogative , and particularly the royal right to choose ministers freely , was vigorous and effective , he drew upon himself much unpopularity . |
| 12 | It 's not as if I gave you much choice . |
| 13 | They wo n't save you much money , but cost relatively little to install , and are worthwhile if your house has solid walls . |
| 14 | I do n't know whether it 's true or not , but I do n't think they give you much medication and whatever , when you go down there . |
| 15 | and save you much time and problems on administration . |
| 16 | That does not leave you much time for drinking . |
| 17 | Of my writing you will form a more correct idea when you see my specimen of Penmanship , which I hope will afford you much pleasure , for my endeavours have not been deficient to render it deserving of your esteem . |
| 18 | " Have we much time do you think ? " |
| 19 | Is there much emphasis on training , and if so is it based on action ‘ Learn as you do ’ or the more traditional ‘ Talk and chalk ’ ? |
| 20 | Is there much competition between people at work , or are you united in fighting external competition ? |
| 21 | Nor was there much inclination in France to pursue an active military policy . |
| 22 | Neither is there much evidence that the share of the small firm sector is falling as the Japanese economy becomes more mature : over the 1970s the share actually increased from 51 per cent to 58 per cent . |
| 23 | Nor was there much evidence of concern in the correspondence columns of The Times — that bush-telegraph of respectable opinion — which were absorbed with more pressing matters such as the scarcity of swallows in England that summer . |
| 24 | Nor is there much evidence that women 's attitudes towards sex changed significantly during this period . |
| 25 | Nor was there much evidence elsewhere , even before the open disturbances of the late 1980s , that non-Russian nationalities were merging their identity into that of a greater Soviet community . |
| 26 | Nor is there much evidence pointing to their general education as the origin of their vision and managerial skill . |
| 27 | There are few diamonds to be found , nor is there much cocoa ; and considering the amount of space the Pacific commands it might seem a little odd ( unless one remembers the geology ) that only a fifth of the world 's proven oil reserves are there . |
| 28 | The novel , after all , did n't arise when belief in God arose ; nor , for that matter , is there much correlation between those novelists who believed most strongly in the omniscient narrator and those who believed most strongly in the omniscient creator . |
| 29 | Federal laws governing hazardous waste were not then in effect , nor was there much money to clean up tips . |
| 30 | Nor was there much room for individual initiative . |