Example sentences of "[adj] than [adv] [vb base] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it should be kept in mind that the home visit , for reasons of either vocational guidance or after-care , was intended to do more than simply attend to the school-leaver , who was urged to ‘ put your shoulder to the wheel ’ in order ‘ to reduce to a minimum the number of inefficient citizens ’ . |
| 2 | Access to the king , however , implied more than just access to the fount of patronage ; it also implied the right to give advice on the business of the kingdom . |
| 3 | The latest Government proposals will do a lot more than just tinker with the existing liquor licensing laws in England and Wales , although the Scots will be pleased to hear that their licensing system is being used as the model for some of these proposed changes . |
| 4 | ( Aye , I thought , and I wager she does more than just work in the kitchen , but who am I to judge the poor man 's morals ? |
| 5 | The result was a more than twofold increase in the rate of locomotive production . |
| 6 | To put it at its highest , I was in no more than so-so shape by the time I reached Caduta 's . |
| 7 | I would n't care to offer advice to gamblers , because I 'm sure that people who bet on horses do things other than purely look at the odds the horse if offered at . |