Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] the more [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The regulatory approach to credit has generally reflected the more guarded view . |
| 2 | Faced with Faye 's genuine kindness , which surfaced frequently to soften the more ruthless , temperamental side of her personality , Belinda could not admit that she did not feel comfortable in the dress , so she said quite sincerely , ‘ That 's so lovely of you , Faye . |
| 3 | Maj Trotter has said he knew most of the walkers using his land , adding most preferred the more circuitous route alongside a beck . |
| 4 | In excavations of the past ephemeral traces of occupation were rapidly swept away to uncover the more substantial structures . |
| 5 | However , he draws back from incorporating this into a general theory about creativity , preferring instead to emphasise the more superficial differences between the psychotic and the creative person : that the former is overwhelmed by and the latter in control of his or her ‘ original ’ thoughts . |
| 6 | They had already renounced the more savage brutalities which less refined times reserved for the particular distinction of fraud and knavery . |
| 7 | In the past , probably because she was four years older , Laura had always seemed the more dominant figure . |
| 8 | I have already discussed the more particular validation of ideas as they bear upon issues in language pedagogy in terms of the evaluation of principles in respect to transfer value . |
| 9 | Finally , Rowdies have always had the more manly and mature equivalent of the Town Boys to join once they had proved their worth and their masculinity . |
| 10 | Although some clinics still refer to their patient by number , most have now adopted the more human approach of calling people by their names . |