Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] more than [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Runciman had sympathisers within the Federation in favour of a more liberal approach which , he believed , would bring a ready response from Wilson , but they were in a minority to those dominated by the formidable George A. and Cuthbert Laws , father and son , whose implacable anti-union line prevailed for more than a quarter of a century . |
| 32 | In the South Western Board , for example , it was decided to centralise accounting functions , reducing billing costs by more than a quarter in the first eighteen months , and there were further economies subsequently through mechanisation and centralisation on their Plymouth accounting office . |
| 33 | They will meet later this month to discuss ways of repairing links damaged for more than a year by a row over software . |
| 34 | The budget for the bureau rises by more than the grant . |
| 35 | After a boom period in the 1950s and 1960s , when real wages grew by more than a quarter between 1950 and 1965 , and when earnings rose by more than 40 per cent , the later 1960s ushered in years of intermittent depression . |
| 36 | Consent of the shareholders by ordinary resolution is required , unless the articles permit the board to sanction payments without shareholder approval , or provide that a resolution passed by more than a simple majority of shareholders must be obtained . |
| 37 | If your symptoms persist for more than a few days , then contact your doctor for advice . |
| 38 | Call your doctor for advice if symptoms persist for more than a few days . |
| 39 | If your symptoms persist for more than a few days , then contact your doctor for advice . |
| 40 | Call you doctor for advice if symptoms persist for more than a few days . |
| 41 | If the report runs to more than a few pages , there should always be a list of the various sections and headings to be found in the report . |
| 42 | Crime recorded in the Central South region last year rose by more than the national average . |
| 43 | Speechreading is an uncertain art ; successful speechreading depends on more than the skill of the individual : it also depends on the circumstances and the speaker . |
| 44 | Trainee dealers put on debt collecting for more than a day or two at a stretch would often walk out of Harvard from sheer boredom and frustration . |
| 45 | The rise of the ‘ casual ’ — the smartly-dressed stand supporter with a penchant for calling cards , scrap books and well-organised mega-violence spiced with more than a hint of racist overtones — seems a perfect symbol for the times . |
| 46 | He listened to the ringing tone repeated for more than a minute before he gave up . |
| 47 | For most of this period , transfers to the state enterprises amounted to more than the total public deficit ( Gimeno 1984 : 88–92 ) . |
| 48 | Grapes and sunflowers flourished in southern England but the real winners were suppliers of insecticides : sales to agriculture and horticulture rose by more than a third in 1989 . |
| 49 | The civilization flourished for more than a millennium until , about 1400 BC , the comparatively nearby volcanic island of Thera erupted in a fashion that makes the 1883 Krakatoa event look like a mere squib . |
| 50 | However , even if the price of the house rises by more than the rate of inflation ( ie a real capital gain has been made ) capital gains tax ( CGT ) is not levied . |
| 51 | Walker , for example , reports on Pavlov 's success in training one dog to salivate to middle C , whether played on a clarinet , tuning fork , or organ pipe , but to no other note varying by more than a semitone however played ; whereas another animal reacted to any notes but only when reproduced by one particular instrument ( 1983 : 246 ) . |
| 52 | So many and so extraordinary were the stories she told me that our trip around his tiny château lasted for more than an hour and a half , with not a boring moment . |
| 53 | Yet there were those who moved easily around the margins , and I am certain the profound effects of this liminal time extended to more than a few of us who made this transition into structural limbo . |
| 54 | Kelly liked the man but dreaded those rare occasions when their conversations lasted for more than a couple of sentences . |