Example sentences of "[pn reflx] more than " in BNC.
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| 1 | And once again the motif is transpersonalized , for in the novel Shatov proves himself more than ordinarily resolute ; his paper Slavophilism does n't touch his human courage as husband and friend — and enemy . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've never known anyone who enjoyed being himself more than Jack . |
| 3 | Faldo demeaned himself more than his intended targets with an ungracious speech after again conquering Muirfield . |
| 4 | In the last year , Henderson has proved himself more than a mere economic indicator by giving Lord Hanson a drubbing before he had even formally launched a takeover bid for ICI . |
| 5 | ’ Rocastle , as now he must , had played his part for Leeds but paced= himself more than he might have and still succumbed to cramp 15= minutes from time . |
| 6 | Even if a collapse into new forms of fascism is inherently unlikely in any western democracy , the massive extension of the power of the modern State over its citizens is in itself more than sufficient cause to develop the highest level possible of educated cynicism and critical awareness as the only protection against the marketed images of present-day and future claimants to political ‘ leadership ’ . |
| 7 | She deceives herself more than she deceives anyone else . |
| 8 | Logically , they 've singed to Motown Mary 's home and having proved themselves more than an intelligent East Coast dance act , they 're series contenders in the face to return the lustre to soul 's tarnished crown . |
| 9 | They kill , they take away another 's life , to get for themselves more than they already have — more land , more money , more prestige . |
| 10 | Over here , it 's MCA who have shown themselves more than keen to clutch them to the corporate breast , and have consequently raised the stakes uncomfortably high for a band who readily confess to their ignorance of this caper 's day-by-day dealings . |
| 11 | In the 1970s it used to be said that the British paid themselves more than they really earned . |
| 12 | I fear , however , that in my anxiety to win the support of Mrs Clements and the girls , I did not perhaps assess quite as stringently my own limitations ; and although my experience and customary caution in such matters prevented my giving myself more than I could actually carry out , I was perhaps negligent over this question of allowing myself a margin . |
| 13 | I immediately found myself more than occupied replenishing the guests with tea and coffee . |
| 14 | I feel I commit myself more than a lot of people . |
| 15 | But I know that I have done evil , and I hate myself more than you hate me . |
| 16 | If I 'd ever done anything — made anything of myself more than a third-rate free-lance — it might 've been different . |
| 17 | You might have to allow yourself more than this if you are away from home and someone else is preparing food for you . |