Example sentences of "[prep] more [subord] a [det] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 Try not to get pushed into this — your health is worth more than a few extra quid .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 I 've always been too busy building up my business to spare time for more than a few brief affairs . ’
7 That came from more than a few crossed twigs and dry leaves .
8 The most usual method of sending out information to more than a few broadcasting stations or publications is by post .
9 But even these can not afford to act as nursemaids to more than a few sick clients .
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