Example sentences of "more [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had something to live for now , something infinitely more worth while than the seemingly mindless routine of military discipline and the risk of pointless death or — what was often worse — horrible mutilation . |
| 2 | and , and it went , cos it was quite a bit more worth petrol that went all over the place . |
| 3 | After almost 10 years in University history teaching I was concerned that my students seemed to have very little idea of how history actually came to be written and of what criteria might be used to decide whether one book was more worth reading than another . |
| 4 | In tundra habitats , it has been shown that lemmings can eat up to 50 per cent of available vegetation and destroy a lot more during peak years , and as a result of lack of food the rate of decline of lemming populations can be as rapid as the rate of increase ( Batzli , 1975 ) . |
| 5 | They were , on the contrary , likely to have been appreciably higher — say 30° to perhaps 50° or more during periods of significant crustal extension such as the Permian , and at times during the Jurassic and Early Cretaceous . |
| 6 | Some widows who have been moderate social drinkers begin to drink more during bereavement , in order to take the edge off their emotional pain ; but this of course creates more problems than it ever solves , so you should never encourage your elderly parent to start taking ‘ tonic ’ wine for her ‘ nerves ’ or a tot of whisky at night to help her to sleep , for you may be helping her to establish a habit that can easily get out of control and become very hard to break . |
| 7 | Once you have made the first step towards finding out more about archaeology , it is likely that you will never turn back . |
| 8 | The specialist field of old master drawings has received extremely detailed study ; the drawings are interesting both in their own right and as a means of knowing more about artists ' practices . |
| 9 | Previously we have done advertising , which is more about style than content , ’ says Lisa Bryer . |
| 10 | It was true , she did n't want to look like a timid imitation of Faye , but at the same time the possibility of learning more about style was an attractive one . |
| 11 | Layton , of Regent 's Park , London , believed he was acting in a ‘ perfectly legal and ethical way ’ when he hired KAS to find out more about Europarks . |
| 12 | Why not give it a try ? ct If you 'd like to know more about nutrition write to Healthy Balance Nutrition Advisory Service |
| 13 | There has to be better enforcement , and most of all there needs to be better education ; everybody in the country needs to hear more about animal welfare and animal conservation from an early age so that they are less likely to do things that have serious adverse effects on animals or the environment . |
| 14 | Why does he arrogate to himself the claim to know more about patient care than all those professionals ? |
| 15 | A firm from Oxfordshire has just launched the latest equipment to help doctors find out more about heart and brain illnesses , but much of it wo n't ever be used in Britain . |
| 16 | IF NICKY Piper ( MENSA rating 153 ) is to out-think Nigel Benn in their bout , he 'll need to know more about boxing than he seems to about chess . |
| 17 | If you want to learn more about horses you either have to go and work in a training yard or enrol for a college-based course — right ? |
| 18 | Many practices realised that their marketing had been deficient or that they needed to know more about trends and opportunities . |
| 19 | Peter and Paul hope that by the time they are grown up , the doctors will know more about HC and how to stop it . |
| 20 | To find out more about windpower , contact the Centre for Alternative Technology , . |
| 21 | If this explanation is simplistic , it is because there is little point in saying more about Minamata now that the classic written account of the tragedy is available in English . |
| 22 | They strolled home , talking now of family matters , but as they neared Magdalen Street Maureen said suddenly , ‘ There 's a lot more about Chris and me , and — and other things I have n't had time to tell you , Joe . |
| 23 | Most of them have managed their own homes and catered for their families efficiently for many years , and even elderly men know a little more about cooking than their fathers did . |
| 24 | Under question , Edward told me a little more about Laura 's past than she herself was willing to volunteer . |
| 25 | Modern Rythmic Gymnastics is more about poise than power … its grace not gusto … is it a sport or is it art … theyre arguingthat one out but you ca n't deny its style and skill … |
| 26 | I train at least three times a week and have learned more about Japan and the Japanese from that than any textbook . ’ |
| 27 | Expect to hear lots more about Iris in the next year , 'cause she 's better than a million of those smug Nashville fat-cats . |
| 28 | I hesitated to ask Bimal more about army brutality — afraid that the memory would rekindle some private pain . |
| 29 | ‘ And I bet I 've absorbed more about seamanship than you would have about cooking . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ We have got to do a great deal more about restrictions on motor vehicles and give the cities back to the people . |