Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | more of them , not only the young people , of course not , but I mean more of them , I know there always were some of more than there was before it has changed every value , even moral values and everything like that , have changed a lot the last twenty to thirty years . |
| 2 | I mean more than the nuclear umbrella and the massive and rapid reinforcement capability that America offers within a NATO structure . |
| 3 | Well I suppose more salted meat I mean more home home butching and erm making bread I suppose or the womenfolk were likely baking every day . |
| 4 | So you know I mean more than that by all means , you know , er so much the better , you know y the more the merrier but erm certainly you know kind of it 's a good idea to at least try and get that many erm |
| 5 | Well of course , no , I mean more can be done all the time er clearly there are some quite difficult areas about priority and where people would choose to invest their money , but certainly in the long run AIDS H I V is a crucial issue facing society , drugs misuse or drugs use is an absolutely integral part of that whole problem . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , I eat more than my fair share of oysters , and filch one of her lobster claws after I 've eaten my own . |
| 7 | ‘ I lose more telephone directories that way . ’ |
| 8 | I suffer more from a feeling of guilt , perhaps than men do . |
| 9 | ‘ I hate more and more those pictures which are light all over , ’ he wrote . |
| 10 | There 's nothing I hate more than going to an exhibition where there 's nobody there whom I know and there 's nothing there which I like … |
| 11 | ‘ I say 50% , but in fact I expect more [ savings ] , ’ he said , but would not speculate on the exact amount he would save in processing the bank 's total 30,000 phone bills . |
| 12 | At precisely midnight I lightly prick a lobworm onto the size 6 hook , making sure the hook is only an inch away from the tail-end of the lob , for I have found that I hook more carp when the lobs are impaled in this way . |
| 13 | ‘ I know no man since the apostles ’ days , ’ wrote Baxter , ‘ whom I honour more than Calvin , and whose judgment in all things , one with another , I more esteem and come nearer to . ’ |
| 14 | I realize now that that is what I want more than anything else . |
| 15 | ‘ It was a battle , but I wanted a battle and I want more of them . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It was a battle , but I wanted a battle and I want more of them . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Yes I do — I want more of us . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I want more waterfalls and perhaps a bridge . ’ |
| 19 | Feminism is a given — but I want more than the political outline . |
| 20 | I want more people — to carry on with your footballing metaphor — to join my team , to kick the ball for me . |
| 21 | ‘ I … there 's nothing I want more … ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Oh , but I want more than that . |
| 23 | Now that the good weather has arrived I feel trapped in the shop , and I want more time to enjoy other interests such as cricket and walking . |
| 24 | You know , the thing I want more than anything else — you could call it my dream in life — is to make lots of money . |
| 25 | There 's nothing I want more than that my daughter should grow up to be the sort of person who gets along with everybody . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I want more than just weekends . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ There 's nothing on this earth that I want more than to make love to you , but , if I do , later you 'll regret it . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I wo n't be used ; I want more than that . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I want more than your body , ’ he said quietly , ‘ though lord knows it 's given me a few sleepless nights ! |
| 30 | ‘ I want more than physical love ! ’ she told him baldly . |