Example sentences of "[pron] will [verb] more [noun] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they learn who you are I 'll lose more business than I can afford . |
| 2 | In every bream swim there is one very small area which will produce more bream than all the rest of the swim put together . |
| 3 | ‘ You will do important things ; you 'll save more lives than you can imagine . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You 'll sell more jellies than Soft Mick tomorrow . ’ |
| 5 | They 'll marry before long , and then you 'll have more grandsons than you can count . |
| 6 | ‘ Pace allied to skill : if you start by having players of pace in most positions , you will win more matches than you lose ’ , he said . |
| 7 | Finally , care should be taken not to overstock the pond , as if too many fish are present they will consume more oxygen than can be absorbed across the water surface . |
| 8 | ’ It 'll do more harm than good . ’ |
| 9 | It 'll take more time than buying an off-the-shelf solution , it wo n't be so neatly packaged , and there are a few ‘ gotchas ’ for the unwary . |
| 10 | If you are short of space , try using a round table as it will seat more people than a square or rectangular table of the same surface area . |
| 11 | Most new mothers do not know what the Guthrie test is for : a considerable number incorrectly believe that it will detect more disorders than is the case . |
| 12 | If one reads the citizens charter , one realises that it will spawn more charters than the hydra could grow heads . |
| 13 | Now it may for the game that if he can cover the square number twelve , he will score more points than if he covers the square with the nine . |