Example sentences of "did [adv] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even Captain Goldsborough , looking rather dangerous and disreputable the ladies were all saying — fascinating in fact — in a long , dark driving-cape with a black fur lining , had a word or two to whisper in Linnet's — ear , although he did rather more whispering , Gemma noticed , to the Amazonian Mrs Covington-Pym of whom her mother was so terribly afraid . |
| 2 | Small business people , bureaucrats and wage earners who backed the party did so more out of their fear of unemployment than because of actual unemployment . |
| 3 | These figures may be somewhat misleading , however ; many of those army and police officers who remained ‘ loyal ’ undoubtedly did so more through geographical accident than conviction , and the Republic 's leaders were inhibited from ever making full use of them . |
| 4 | Half of the severe oesophagitis group drank more than 40 units/ week and six more than 100 units/week ( median 40 , range 1->100 units/week ) , whereas CLO patients who drank did so more moderately ( median 10 , 1–100 units/week ) ( p<0.02 ) . |
| 5 | CLO patients who drank did so more moderately ( mean 15.3 , median 10 , range 1–100 units/week ) ( p<0.01 ) . |
| 6 | I suggested it would be a good idea to talk to Émile Chaillot before he did any more work . |
| 7 | There is no evidence to indicate that the old Mines Royal ever did any more work hereabouts following the War . |
| 8 | So did even more eminent figures . |
| 9 | So did even more eminent figures . |
| 10 | The room itself would have been enough to efface any human material less striking than Clelia 's mother , and it did indeed more or less totally efface the unobtrusive Martin , who sat quietly dissociated , perched on the edge of a gilt-framed armchair , looking as though he did not quite mean to be there . |
| 11 | It should be stressed that both Mrs Kent and Mr Burrell did considerably more work than they were paid for . |