Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] than [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also has more than its share of France 's doctors , whether hospital based or office based . |
| 2 | He has more than his share of enemies . |
| 3 | Alain is a very powerful man — like his father — but unlike his father he has more than his share of kindness . |
| 4 | Clearly , if we are to explain such interpretation we will need more than our list of cohesive devices . |
| 5 | Clearly , if we are to explain such interpretation we will need more than our list of cohesive devices . |
| 6 | The benefits principle argues that people who receive more than their share of public spending should pay more than their share of tax revenues . |
| 7 | People had begun to feel less ashamed about being greedy and of wanting more than their share of fairness . |
| 8 | Manchester scored higher than its share of North Side units merited in terms of general and investor loan activity but , unlike Allegheny West and Central North Side , was amongst the more deprived neighbourhoods and showed a lesser tendency to revitalise by 1980 . |
| 9 | While the politics of the time may have been sterile , it does appear to have had more than its share of colourful characters ; bogus radicals like A.P.T.James and Chanka Maharaj ; the legendary and fabulously wealthy Bhadase Maraj , who was an American-style ward boss ; Norman Tang , whose mastery of the ‘ art ’ of inscrutability made it possible for him to ‘ develop the reputation of being the only minister never accused by the Civil Service of political interference ’ . |
| 10 | LIVERPOOL has had more than its share of pop stars over the years . |
| 11 | He had expected the sack at the time , but strangely enough he had had more than his share of work from that day on . |
| 12 | Even though we may think that in Britain we have had more than our share of industrial decay and change , the catalogue of proud names that were in the vanguard of German or American industrial might at the turn of the last century is very different from the list of those who are in front today . |
| 13 | Within the pattern of large-scale commercial farming , the independent smallholder can still provide more than his share of surplus food for the urban population , yet keep as top priority the conservation of his main capital — the soil . |
| 14 | It is not a usual part of anti-racist strategies to create black only classes within ordinary schools to prevent unfair competition with white pupils who get more than their share of teacher attention . |
| 15 | There was little difference apparent between more- and less-frequent walkers , but it was noticeable that particular sub-groups stood out as experiencing more than their share of problems . |
| 16 | When it is realized that of the fifteen largest corporations in the world in 1978 , three were car manufacturers , eight were oil companies , and one was in chemicals , it can be appreciated that the largest corporations within the most concentrated sections of international capital formation are committing more than their share of law violations . |
| 17 | You could find yourself spending more than your allowance for the day 's entertainments . |
| 18 | You could find yourself spending more than your allowance for the day 's entertainments . |
| 19 | You could find yourself spending more than your allowance for the day 's entertainments . |
| 20 | A woman without wealth will have few suitors , but a woman who can produce a large dowry will have more than her share of acquisitive Strephons writing sonnets . |
| 21 | However , you will also have more than your share of compensations . |
| 22 | The book took more than its share of the available table space ; but at least she had a legitimate job . |
| 23 | As the weekly parcel issue decreased from one to a half you began to notice who took more than his share of the butter or the jam and though you felt mean for noticing it you went on being mean . |
| 24 | John saw more than his share of violence as manager of Wilkie House , Edinburgh University 's function room in the Cowgate . |
| 25 | The benefits principle argues that people who receive more than their share of public spending should pay more than their share of tax revenues . |
| 26 | DECEMBER may be a hard-working month when you tend to be carrying more than your share of responsibilities . |
| 27 | It 's probably harmless , even pleasantly nutty , and Brand makes a living out of them but there 's another side to his business : the school attracts more than its share of gays , especially for the residential courses in the summer . ’ |
| 28 | This proved stronger than her irritation at the surprise in the young doctor 's face . |
| 29 | Time and again their commitment to doing a good job proved stronger than their commitment to looking good and it was out of this honesty that many of the insights ( if such they be ) in this book arose . |
| 30 | His choice had more than its share of steps and when he eventually arrived on a pleasant terrace overlooking the harbour , a pounding in his chest reminded him once more that he was middle-aged . |