Example sentences of "[adj] than [adv] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The government estimated that nearly one in three businesses would pay rate increases of more than 50 per cent over the first few years , with some paying more than double their previous bill . |
2 | Before the elections of 1964 , 1966 , and 1970 , real personal disposable income was rising at more than double its normal rate of growth — so supporting the political business cycle thesis , but Alt suggests that these " short pre-election spurts may not do the government of the day all that much good , and there is no evidence that they do ( at least if short-term enough ) the economy any particular harm " . |
3 | The significance of these environments is more than just their friendly appearance to the user and their use of graphics rather than text standards . |
4 | But we want more than just our top award decided by you , the readers . |
5 | But we want more than just our top award decided by you , the readers . |
6 | Dissatisfied with mainstream Christianity they were impressed by his apparent certainty , but he persuaded his potential British followers with more than just his Biblical knowledge . |
7 | More than likely his younger brothers and sisters would welcome a new mother , but he was too nearly a man to take kindly to any woman set with so little warning in his own mother 's place , especially when this new incumbent stood to gain a crown as well as a ring . |