Example sentences of "[prep] more [subord] a [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For files of more than a few hundred records , ½N can be ignored . |
| 2 | ‘ I never heard of a transmat with a range of more than a few thousand kilometres , so I 'd say we 're probably going somewhere else on this planet . ’ |
| 3 | Ironically , fate intervened and he never did make that his career , which is probably just as well , since when he was given the task many years later of steering British Aerospace into the private sector he crossed swords with more than a few civil servants and did n't have a lot of time for them . |
| 4 | Then a man with more than a few hairy £10 notes sticking out of his ears said , " We 'll build a factory there , and another one over his hill here . |
| 5 | Try not to get pushed into this — your health is worth more than a few extra quid . |
| 6 | For the reader about to abandon the book this may easily uncover previously undisclosed information ; for the committed reader it can add to his overall perspective on the book , thus helping him understand the relation of the parts to the whole , e.g. D. Marquand , Ramsay MacDonald ( 1977 ) , is about more than a former Prime Minister . |
| 7 | The writing of a biography is simply impossible for more than a few major churchmen and even fewer secular rulers in the early Middle Ages . |
| 8 | Obviously , he sees Britain as the sweatshop of the world — he almost said as much — and , if we are unlucky enough to find him in office for more than a few more months , we may find ourselves taking the place previously occupied by the Soviet Union , as Upper Volta with rockets . |
| 9 | I 've always been too busy building up my business to spare time for more than a few brief affairs . ’ |
| 10 | That came from more than a few crossed twigs and dry leaves . |
| 11 | However , no more than about a dozen viruses have been produced on a commercial scale and only a few of these have been used on more than a few hundred hectares per year . |
| 12 | The most usual method of sending out information to more than a few broadcasting stations or publications is by post . |
| 13 | But even these can not afford to act as nursemaids to more than a few sick clients . |