Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] than [adj] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The time required for an eye movement is approximately 150 msecs , and so if the stimulus is presented for less than 150 msecs we can be certain that the image is projected only to one hemisphere directly . |
| 2 | The time required for an eye movement is approximately 150 msecs , and so if the stimulus is presented for less than 150 msecs we can be certain that the image is projected only to one hemisphere directly . |
| 3 | Even after more than fifty years they have not been fully appreciated by many philosophers , and are still the subject of much controversy . |
| 4 | After more than ten years he decided that it was time he retrieved some of the money , so from 1921 to 1923 he put the wages of his chauffeur on Arsenal 's expense account and in 1926 charged the club £125 for hiring , over two years , a motor car . |
| 5 | An impressive set of performances , then , though at a total playing time of less than 57 minutes it should surely have been possible to fit in another item . |
| 6 | For more than two decades he has led BMW , building it up into one of the industry 's most respected and successful marques . |
| 7 | For more than two hours I stood at bay while a nonstop torrent of crockery poured down on me ; thousands and thousands of plates , every one bearing a smear of cottage pie , a blob of cold gravy , a few adhering chips . |
| 8 | Even if you are working or have been away from the University for more than two years you can still have Current Vacancies mailed to you for a small charge . |
| 9 | I have been here for more than two years I have lectured them . |
| 10 | For more than two months he was at peace with himself and the world . |
| 11 | For more than thirty years I have been fighting for them . |
| 12 | For more than thirty years he was president of the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol . |
| 13 | For more than four hours they battled to bring the blaze under control and stop dangerous fumes spreading across Cheshire . |
| 14 | For more than four years he rented a luxury flat near his home at a cost of £385 a week and showered her with expensive gifts . |
| 15 | Gavin Dalzell of Lesmahagow copied his machine in 1846 and passed on the details to so many people that for more than fifty years he was generally regarded as the inventor of the bicycle . |
| 16 | If a member of staff is sick for more than 7 days they must provide a medical certificate . |
| 17 | However , if this practice has persisted for more than twelve years it will have become what is known as a prescriptive right of way , and you will inherit it and not be able to do anything about it . |
| 18 | With shops closed for more than six hours it 's been a costly afternoon for businesses — but shopkeepers agree the caution is justified . |
| 19 | ( 1 ) If you are absent from work as a result of the accident for more than 3 days you are entitled to receive Statutory Sick Pay from your employer during your absence and for periods of up to 28 weeks in total . |
| 20 | For more than 20 years she worked as a physio-therapist in the elderly care sector . |
| 21 | For more than 50 years I have nurtured what might be called an insatiable interest in China and the arts , crafts , and accomplishments of the Chinese people , the oldest extant civilization on earth . |
| 22 | If she takes that for more than seven days it can poison her system . |
| 23 | If your employee is sick during the last eight weeks before leaving and you have paid SSP for more than three days you have to fill in a Leaver 's statement SSP(L) . |
| 24 | Yet for more than three months he has had in his hands the report by the Select Committee on Members ' Interests which recommends changes in the registration of commercial lobbying interests . |
| 25 | As a member for more than 35 years I well understand the reasons for it , but I am inclined to the view now that one impartial professional body would be a far better umbrella organization . |
| 26 | For more than twenty years I 've been part of the furniture , a constant teatime companion . |
| 27 | For more than twenty years you have advised me to be cautious , to consider the full implications of my actions , but now , suddenly , you counsel me to rashness . ’ |
| 28 | If you get caught with more than seven tablets you 're in big time trouble . ’ |
| 29 | In less than two hours he could be free , safe and looking forward to a future . |
| 30 | He was really on his own now , and in less than two minutes he would be flying over hostile territory . |