Example sentences of "be much [verb] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Templars are much feared but also respected for their knowledge . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Teenagers are much maligned but the support they gave was tremendous , ’ he said . |
| 3 | Likewise there may be much straining but only scanty stool . |
| 4 | We now know from Russian eyes , particularly from Khrushchev 's much suspected but surely authentic memoirs , how precarious and nerve-ridden the future looked to the Communist high command when Stalin succumbed to his stroke on 5 March , 1953 . |
| 5 | The latest works in Chatto and Windus 's much maligned but nevertheless intriguing Counterblasts series come under the scrutiny of writer Marina Warner and anarchist author Colin Ward ( tomorrow , 2.30pm ) . |
| 6 | The question of the origin of the designer or designers is much canvassed but does not seem to me , in the present state of our knowledge , susceptible of even provisional or doubtful answers . |
| 7 | The tea was much appreciated but everyone urged her not to leave the cellar again . |