Example sentences of "[v-ing] as much " in BNC.
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1 | Yet he had no intention of revealing as much . |
2 | A year before his death he was still reminding Du Camp about his surprise arrival with the young phenomenon , and still laughing as much as the day it had happened . |
3 | Third , the state will attempt to squeeze more tax revenue from provinces intent on keeping as much money as possible for themselves . |
4 | He then walked slowly and gingerly towards the bathroom , keeping as much weight as possible on his right leg . |
5 | Alain said nothing at all and Jenna had to think fast , keeping as much to the truth as possible . |
6 | I mean are we still trading as much agricultural goods , or as much manufacturing goods as we |
7 | ‘ We shall be contributing as much as we possibly can to the home , which is actually in need of 28 new beds , ’ she added . |
8 | With methane a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide , this could be contributing as much to global warming as is caused by the CO2 emitted from gas-fired power stations . |
9 | My reporting for the Times-Herald under the avuncular guidance of Fred Workman ran the whole spectrum of events , incidents and activities : I spent days at the annual Wild West Rodeo and Stampede absorbing as much of the cowboy lingo as possible ; I acted as Master of Ceremonies for a fox trot competition sponsored by Cal Temple and Trudie , his business-like wife ; I interviewed all visiting celebrities including MacKenzie King , the Prime Minister , and R.B. Bennett , the Leader of the Opposition in Ottawa ; I interviewed Jimmy Gardiner as Minister of Agriculture , after he gave up his post as Premier of Saskatchewan ; I covered celebrity concerts and the annual Chatauqua programmes , among many other things . |
10 | Hour after hour the legions marched past , walking as much over each others ' bodies as over the ground , while I waited for the queen . |
11 | Very simply , if you wish to be your biological age , it is vital to avoid or counteract the factors contributing to extrinsic ageing as much as possible . |
12 | She stared up at the granite-harsh features , trembling as much from the insidious effect of his hands on her back , pressing her against the male strength of his body , as from her growing anger at his arrogant , hurtful lack of confidence in her … |
13 | Vitor pulled back , and she noticed that he was trembling as much as she . |
14 | Few would dispute that travel broadens the mind , but with basic school fees at the top independent boarding schools at around £10,000 a year and some of these trips costing as much as £2,000 , many hard-pressed parents admit they have come to dread the arrival of the letter informing them that the cricket 1st XI is to visit Zimbabwe . |
15 | Six major points require fundamental design changes , perhaps costing as much as £60 million . |
16 | ‘ In fact , I would say I now have a far stronger squad than I had last year and it is n't costing as much . ’ |
17 | Drives for these disks cost from £1,000 to about £3,000 , with huge jukeboxes costing as much as £250,000 . |
18 | Time costing as much |
19 | The Authority are pushing as much as they can on the scheme and there 's been no response to yesterday . |
20 | The stiff rein indicates that the horse is not carrying or pushing as much with that inside hind leg and so it is easier for him to shy ( and so stop going forward ) , if he is not working as well in the first instance . |
21 | smoking as much . |
22 | The televised footage shows a gaunt , shaven-headed man , looking as much victim as tormentor . |
23 | In fact you never really train a war boar , you just learn to hang on better while the creature goes crazy , goring and stamping , twisting and biting , and generally causing as much damage as it can . |
24 | Together with the lower than expected flotation price , the 10 companies have been given an attractive yield averaging as much as 8.55 per cent . |
25 | Together with the lower than expected flotation price , the 10 companies have been given an attractive yield averaging as much as 8.55 per cent . |
26 | There may still be some possibilities , however , perhaps by filling as much of the waking day as possible with exhausting and demanding activity to reduce the time which can be given to introspection . |
27 | In expressing as much bad temper as he does , you are offering a bad example for him to imitate . |
28 | They aim to generalise from the relational model by capturing as much semantic information from an application domain as possible . |
29 | Though sometimes interrupted by law work , I sat tight at the story , sometimes writing as much as two chapters a day . |
30 | A strong wind blowing in the right direction can put a metre on a high tide in exceptional circumstances , and the wind can also prevent the tide from receding as much as it should . |