Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] more [subord] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The A grade in computing which may result from the obsession is regarded as more than adequate compensation for the dismal Cs in all other subjects . |
| 2 | Herpex simplex virus infection causing a mucocutaneous ulcer that persists for more than 1 month , or bronchitis , pneumonitis , or oesophagitis for any duration in a patient > 1 month of age . |
| 3 | Through George Wigg I became reasonably close to Richard Crossman who consulted me on a number of occasions — I have already described the Spectator libel case — but who , I must confess , turned out to be a disappointment to me , since the reputation he had earned for more than occasional unreliability I found to be entirely justified . |
| 4 | When these are considered of more than local importance , they are taken up at a national level . |
| 5 | Yet they moved with more than usual purpose towards the hills ; and it was always a possibility , however remote , that some vagabond poacher or time-expired soldier living wild had hit upon Owen 's outposts without being detected , and thought it worth his while to carry a tale to Ruthyn . |
| 6 | Inhuman stabbed with more than human force , |
| 7 | The Falstaffian affability in evidence since April has hinted at more than mere satisfaction , however , namely , a nudge and a wink about his imminent reinstatement by the ICC . |
| 8 | Journeys of Business are performed with more than double expedition … |
| 9 | In addition there was the tension of waiting for news from the Ministry of Sport and despite all Herr Nordern 's warnings , based on his own profound experience of bureaucracy , he , as well as the rest of the family , found himself waiting with more than usual interest for the postman 's knock . |
| 10 | ‘ Old Trafford is the one ground I have wanted to play at more than any other , ’ said Johnson , 21 . |
| 11 | I see now the inadequacy of this explanation ; but , apart from the fact that at that age one 's loyalties are defended with more than usual zeal , my conviction , in the Oxford of that time , was that Collingwood was the only alternative to linguistic philosophy . |
| 12 | Now the management of Sakata and Ray Shepherd were locked in more than mental combat . |
| 13 | Lucien was convinced his feelings were based on more than physical desire . |
| 14 | At first this was forthcoming , social stability mattering for more than religious principle , but the next forty years saw a growing split in the ranks of the Sussex leaders as Puritanism spread and the remaining Catholics came under suspicion for their dual allegiances . |
| 15 | In the region as a whole coal consumption ( much of it in India ) accounts for more than half energy consumption . |
| 16 | The reply , however , consists in more than mere reiteration or insistence . |
| 17 | For the new government , economic regeneration rested on more than mere control of public expenditure . |
| 18 | If they are to convince archivists and others that preservation should be driven by more than present need , then they need to consider how to answer the question , what are you going to do with it all ? |
| 19 | We were watching the tufted ducks which made up for their late appearance this season by arriving in more than usual strength . |
| 20 | She was a fiercely proud , independent woman and these qualities had passed in more than abundant measure to her daughter . |
| 21 | It was made all the more infuriating by the fact that she had dressed with more than usual care , splashing out far more than she could afford on a red silk jersey creation from an expensive boutique . |
| 22 | It had not taken her long to discover the team 's skills ran to more than mere mountaineering . |
| 23 | HPFS is the SVR4-compatible file system that promises to more than double system throughput . |
| 24 | Our more cynical age , though , might suspect that Gilbert 's generosity was motivated by more than spiritual interest in the boy 's welfare ! |
| 25 | But the group selector , like the main gear lever , does ask for more than average effort from its user . |
| 26 | Their large thick ears are clearly required for more than mere show . |
| 27 | I remind the hon. Gentleman that , for the first time , domestic electricity customers are protected by a price cap which ensures that , for the next three years , electricity prices will not rise by more than retail price inflation . |