Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] more than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The War Wagon itself can sustain 5 wounds as shown on its profile ; this is 2 wounds more than a chariot to take into account its heavier construction . |
| 2 | The council faces a £4.5m. bill for repairs to the centre after defective mortar was found in the outer walls more than a year ago . |
| 3 | Stylish midfielder Davis , 31 , was fined and dumped from Graham 's first-team plans more than a year ago when he wrote an article in a national newspaper criticising the manager 's tactics after Arsenal 's exit from the European Cup by Benfica . |
| 4 | The first trick is to get left of the chockstone and stop in the Jacuzzi Pool , next , to pivot and line up for the exit slot which is only 2½ ft–3ft wide in a foaming pool whose diameter is only 18 ins more than a boat 's length . |
| 5 | All persons more than a mile high to leave the court . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I should think she needs other things more than a boater , ’ said Annie . |
| 7 | I do n't know why they charge three or four pounds more than a vinyl disc for them |
| 8 | A DOCUMENTARY programme from NBC-TV in January 1973 , had such an impact that in the following 48 hours more than a quarter of a million copies of the associated book were sold . |
| 9 | This is equivalent to five days ' trading volume on the New York Stock Exchange , 2.5 times more than a couple of years ago . |