Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] much [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that we 're getting much help . |
| 2 | If we 're spending much money , Bruce , it 'll be as big as this er , code before we get any . |
| 3 | Thus planning permission had been granted ( on 22 December 1975 , close enough to Christmas for no-one to have been paying much attention ) and the period for appealing the planning permission was past before local residents discovered that Raybestos Manhattan would be processing and emitting asbestos , a highly toxic pollutant and confirmed mass killer . |
| 4 | She had n't been paying much attention to the journey , and did n't have any idea of where they were ; the archway led into a long courtyard with a cobbled surface and small , squeezed-in houses to either side . |
| 5 | He had n't been paying much attention to what Throgmorton had been talking about on the way here , but he recalled his ears had caught the unpleasant words ‘ casting vote ’ , and ‘ your important role as president ’ . |
| 6 | For the past few minutes she had not really been paying much attention to the direction and she looked round worriedly . |
| 7 | We are directing much research and development money towards solar and tidal power . |
| 8 | I know you have n't been doing any English and that , but erm , have you have you been doing much reading ? |
| 9 | Just because even though they do n't talk very much any more and stuff and he probably has n't been spending much time with her , |
| 10 | So far neither are demonstrating much recognition of their respective energy apocalypses just around the corner . |
| 11 | No one seemed to be paying much attention to the backgrounds . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't think I 'll be buying much beer , if any , ’ he said by way of a confidence booster . |
| 13 | No-one would judge an overseas subsidiary purely on its cash flow , because if it was doing well and growing it would n't be sending much money home , whereas if it was in decline and its working capital requirement was decreasing , it would become cash positive . |
| 14 | I 'm all in favour of fighting the Tories to protect our members ' interest , but we wo n't be doing much fighting because we 'll be using all our efforts sorting out internal squabbles . |
| 15 | ‘ She looks as if she 's asleep and he does n't seem to be having much fun either . ’ |
| 16 | Would n't have minded if the driver had gone in for some stronger magic — the old Christianity did n't seem to be having much effect on his driving . |
| 17 | It did n't take her long to realise that he could n't really be spending much time here . |
| 18 | But at Banbury 's open air pool few appeared to be taking much notice . |
| 19 | To Greg she did n't seem to be making much sense — saying whatever came first into her head and contradicting herself . |
| 20 | ‘ You did n't look as if you were having much fun , ’ he said dangerously . |
| 21 | My interest in whether they were making much progress towards the glorious flavours beginning to arrive from Australia , New Zealand and Southern America was only somewhat tempered by a certain nervousness on behalf of my liver and my head . |
| 22 | The campaign 's just starting , and already it 's generating much attention … proof say De Montfort University authorities that it 's money well spent |
| 23 | Nevertheless , I must say briefly that the constant inability of British Rail in successive British Railway Bills to recognise a real need is causing much frustration . |
| 24 | As far as he knows Women in Love has not been adapted for the stage before , but already it is causing much interest from other theatres and companies . |
| 25 | ‘ Fearfully difficult in this job to know if one 's having much effect on things . |
| 26 | Indeed , Alderson ( 1988 ) observes that age-specific mortality rates for breast cancer have remained essentially static this century and to date there is little evidence that early detection and treatment of this disease is having much effect . |
| 27 | And no one is taking much notice : after all , this is a grooming session , and we are still grooming ! |
| 28 | I do n't think anybody 's taking much notice of it . |
| 29 | Neither of us is making much sense of this right now . |
| 30 | Streat was devoting much effort to reorganising and streamlining British textiles ; he ruefully noted that part of the difficulty resulted from the attitudes of vested interests among trade unions and the less adventurous managements , which were dominated by ‘ narrow motives of selfish interest ’ . |