Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [prep] more [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not necessarily so : the US used roughly the same amount of energy each year from 1973 to 1985 , while its gross domestic product grew by more than a third . |
| 2 | Her book sales amounted to more than a quarter of a million . |
| 3 | This page Business failures : Business failures soared by more than a third in the second half of this year . |
| 4 | In real terms , gross investment in manufacturing fell by more than a third between 1979 and its lowest point in 1983 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Kelly liked the man but dreaded those rare occasions when their conversations lasted for more than a couple of sentences . |