Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ulph ( 1987 ) points out that those who earn close to the tax threshold will enjoy little or no income effect from the tax cut so that the substitution effect should dominate , causing them to work more hours . |
| 2 | You do n't like me to know more than you . |
| 3 | Got I to grow more carrots . |
| 4 | They set it up deliberately so that we force ourselves to do more than any three men could do , and naturally quite a lot of the time we ca n't manage it . ’ |
| 5 | Whenever you want to get someone to do more of something be careful to use either or both of the types of reinforcement . |
| 6 | I would be treading a tightrope — or at the least could be accused of insensitivity — were I to speak more of this particular sister-in-law . |
| 7 | This will encourage them to sell more exports . |
| 8 | In this way he not only develops his people , he also frees himself to spend more time on other aspects of his work ( for example , planning decisions , communications with other areas and personnel problems ) . |
| 9 | He seemed to himself to need more leisure to pursue his studies of the New Testament and of Christian thought more profoundly . |
| 10 | His mother 's fluent , though inaccurate , English and confident manner may have led them to expect more of him . |
| 11 | The logic of their own methods is thus pushing them to buy more parts locally — for their own reasons , regardless of political rules demanding higher local content . |
| 12 | That going in the form of higher spending power to the workers themselves allows them to buy more goods or services . |
| 13 | A director would instruct dealers to tell their clients that an announcement was pending " in order to persuade them to buy more or to hold on to stock they wished to sell . |
| 14 | Rising living standards for those in work have also enabled them to buy more consumer goods . |
| 15 | They seemed happy about my victory in Germany and most of them expected me to win more races last year . ’ |
| 16 | Rising spending on consumer goods in turn allowed the industries producing them to grow more or less in line with those producing means of production . |
| 17 | All this winter training is to prepare them to win more gold at next August 's World Championships . |
| 18 | I want you to see more than the cow . |
| 19 | If ( as often happens ) you find that your pupilmaster does not have enough work in the smaller courts and in administrative tribunals to give you adequate experience , ask him if he will arrange with another member of chambers to enable you to see more of these courts and tribunals . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't want you to suffer more than I do , Heathcliff . |
| 21 | But to continue with Clem 's letter — she told me Melanie went to Wales after you to try more persuasion . ’ |
| 22 | He wanted you to sell more milk than the cows gave ! |
| 23 | Jobs which involve entertaining may tempt you to drink more than you intend . |
| 24 | Successful time management allows you to do more than merely cope with your study or your work in the office . |
| 25 | Has he asked you to do more than just bring film of Piper 's records ? ’ |
| 26 | erm I 'd still like you to do more work on differentiation . |
| 27 | When the Minister had ended the meeting with the words , ‘ Now , Mr Sanders , what can we do to persuade you to put more investment in Ireland ? ’ the Englishman had replied , ‘ The best advocate you could have , Minister , to influence more investment in your country , is a local plant manager who consistently turns in good results , year after year . |
| 28 | Or ( for a woman ) is your period due and that is causing you to weigh more than usual ? perhaps you ate more than you realized the previous week ? |
| 29 | The use of zeolite to remove the ammonia might allow you to stock more fish — but it would also interrupt the ‘ flow ’ of nitrites to the bacteria and stop them multiplying . |
| 30 | This option enables you to add more modules relationships to a submitted Software Status Report ( SSR ) or to extend the range of versions of existing modules which are already related to the SSR . |