Example sentences of "[prep] much [adj] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The idea of filling the engravings with white greatly added to the legibility , but the conventional cylinder ( just over two inches in diameter ) had insufficient space for much more than the title .
2 He knew she was grateful for much more than the gesture of making some tea and , instinctively , he held out his arms .
3 Yet Nishikikoi themselves are a product of much more than the profit motive .
4 But here too , room for manoeuvre is limited : the long-term nature of most major weapon programmes is such that few can be brought to a successful conclusion in much less than a decade , and in some cases even longer .
5 Three hours a day for seven days a week would therefore amount to much less than the maximum for residential care .
6 You had put on much more than a dress , there was such a vivid aura of theatre and drama surrounding it .
7 Interest in Longhorn cattle is now based on much more than the breed 's aesthetic appeal .
8 They can take into account a painting 's decline in value if it has actually sold for that price , but because the decline in prices has only occurred at a dealers ' auction , they will not accept that a similar composition by the same artist would automatically be valued at much less than the price paid for it .
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