Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [prep] more [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In April 1972 , the proportion unemployed for more than a year accounted for one-sixth of the total unemployed ; by April 1981 , the proportion had risen to one-fifth . |
| 2 | Right : A tropical chiggoe flea that has burrowed into the sole of a foot , gorged itself , laid eggs and been squeezed out , having grown from less than one millimetre wide to more than a centimetre . |
| 3 | THE NUMBER of people unemployed for more than a year passed the one million mark yesterday . |
| 4 | Hardly enough to keep a man alive for more than a month or two . |
| 5 | If Helen Dobson 's achievement in doing the double of British Match and Stroke-Play titles detracted from everything else , on performance worthy of more than a passing mention was a final day for Julie Hall which took in rounds of 69 and 71 . |
| 6 | Only the wealthier trusts could afford his standards , but if they did so they purchased a road good for more than a century . |
| 7 | Over-50s are excluded from the two groups to whom resources are directed : 18-to-24 year olds who have been unemployed for at least six months ; and 25-to-50 year olds unemployed for more than a year . |
| 8 | Tandy 's US retail sales for Aprch totalled $274.9m , up 13% on last year and stores open for more than a year rose 4% . |