Example sentences of "much i could " in BNC.
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1 | This much I could see from the outside when I went down to have a look at it . |
2 | It was a sickeningly familiar story and there was not much I could say , apart from expressing regret and understanding . |
3 | I wonder how much I could ‘ do ’ over the next 20 years ? |
4 | ‘ There was n't anything much I could tell them yesterday . ’ |
5 | They 've given me an elbow crutch , and I can make the journey perfectly well now , if I thought the blasted train would stay on the lines , but there 's not much I could do once I got to Moila , is there , if I ca n't walk ? |
6 | For my part I would have to decide how much I could tell her without giving away Neil 's presence on Moila . |
7 | There was n't much I could tell 'em except ter give 'em a description o' the Italian-lookin' bloke . |
8 | They were surprised at how much I could eat and drink . |
9 | Yes , I do enjoy living here , but it 's very different from England and , I must admit , there are times when I miss things back home so much I could literally grab the first plane out of here . ’ |
10 | ‘ I do wish you 'd make some effort to grow up , ’ said my mother before she could stop herself , for she did n't want her future son-in-law to know how much I could irritate her . |
11 | I knew in advance , but there was n't much I could do . |
12 | At school the next day I hurt so much I could hardly bear to stay sitting down . |
13 | I 'd never read it but I knew how much I could have sold it for . |
14 | Oh , I knew he was drinking , drinking heavily at that , but there was n't much I could do about it . |