Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] more than [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The night before his death I spent more than an hour with him and we spoke quietly of the future ; he wanted to be sure that Ray and I would look after Margaret , our step-mother , whom we had come to admire greatly for her devotion to Father . |
| 2 | Glancing back through what I have written so far , I detect more than a note of cynicism . |
| 3 | Actually , I had more than a hand in it ; I designed all of Crate 's new tube line , even though it does n't have my name on it . |
| 4 | ‘ Alex , what I need more than an apology is an explanation . ’ |
| 5 | There is surely something very odd about insisting that I need more than the fact that I love cats and hate dogs to decide which to have about the house . |
| 6 | He asserted that Parliament was " not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests … but … a deliberative assembly of one nation , with one interest , that of the whole — where nor local purposes , nor local prejudices ought to guide , but the general good , resulting from the general reason of the whole " ; a contention which contains more than an echo of Rousseau , ironically , since Rousseau was adamant that the nation could not be represented in the way Burke implies . |
| 7 | The latest move to supply India , a country which exploded a nuclear device in 1974 with material produced from a research reactor , typifies France 's ‘ go it alone ’ approach which has more than a hint of economic expediency in it . |
| 8 | It was mizzling steadily , so I had lashed out on a minibus ticket , which cost more than a taxi would here . |
| 9 | In his amateur days he was an ‘ eviction technician ’ ( a fashionable euphemism for bouncer ) but such work is regarded as unseemly for the standard bearer of a sport which prides itself in its healthy clean-living image , and he now supplements his income from the few competitions which pay more than a pittance by personal appearances . |
| 10 | The last few miles to Ealing were covered in a jerking crawl which took more than an hour , and daylight was breaking down into darkness as Alison gave directions through the maze of streets and parked cars away from the main shopping area . |
| 11 | Britain 's second biggest electricity supplier , which generates more than a quarter of the nation 's electricity , is urging the Government to close down out-of-date nuclear power stations . |
| 12 | He was speaking after a meeting with Sir Patrick Mayhew which lasted more than an hour . |
| 13 | For obvious reasons the dangers of such malpractice are endemic in policing , and it may be ‘ respectable fears ’ about it which fluctuate more than the extent of abuse . |
| 14 | I want you to see more than the cow . |
| 15 | Port Solent has a choice of houses and apartments to suit the various needs of the yachtsman and those who want more than a home on the waterfront . |
| 16 | You deserve more than a medal . |
| 17 | Good luck , Mr Greer , you deserve more than a medal . |
| 18 | At The American College in London you earn more than a degree — you receive an education with a career focus and individual attention from faculty who are professionals in their fields . |
| 19 | If you earn more than the LEL , you pay contributions on all earnings — a big disincentive to raising your hours , and therefore your pay , by that small amount . |
| 20 | Well , I , I wan na go skiing as well , so you get more than a day trip . |
| 21 | She needed more than a non-committal grunt in answer to her outpourings . |
| 22 | So if you 've more than a mite of sense you 'll point your base somewheres else . |
| 23 | Now , after some shrewd scavving and a touch of inventive accountancy , she had more than the price of the pudding . |
| 24 | Mrs Hughes , who waited more than a century for some of the most exciting times of her life , passed away peacefully in her sleep at the St David 's Nursing Home , Redcar , Cleveland . |
| 25 | A woman who waited more than an hour for an ambulance is to meet senior health managers to discuss the problem in Teesdale . |
| 26 | You need more than a bowl of water to solve your , to salve your conscience and to , and to be free from innocent blood . |
| 27 | Bernice thought she detected more than a suggestion of injured pride in his rigid stance . |
| 28 | You ca n't have a working party member who knows more than the quizmaster ! |
| 29 | We lack more than a will , and a needed oblivion ; we lack even the starting point of identity : a name . |
| 30 | No one realised more than the Queen that her children were deeply flawed and that the monarchy might be better served if that generation was skipped altogether . |