Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] more [conj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | And it struck me straight away that although the twentieth century as it marched on made us look more and more like Americans , we are Europeans , we always have been Europeans , our roots are there , our culture 's there and of course in the late twentieth century our economic needs , and the geographical links , the electronic links mean that we are there whether we like it or not . |
| 2 | Someone suggested she touch up her lipstick , but make-up only made her look more than ever like the Spitting Image puppet of Bette Midler . |
| 3 | Yeah in the the number on the bottom is bigger but that just means you 've got to share it out between more people so do you get more or less if you share it between more people ? |
| 4 | But here the descriptions play an important role , and serious students would do well to read them carefully ; for not only do they tell more than any photograph ever can , including technical details of construction , but , when studied with the photographs , or in front of the objects themselves , they are invaluable in helping to focus on the many significant details which might otherwise go unnoticed . |
| 5 | However , she never practised , and neither did she publish more than an ( authoritative ) article on labour law for the Encyclopaedia Britannica . |
| 6 | Why do we need more and better soul — why should it not swiftly become a fat , sweaty , obscenity , like the last lot did ? |
| 7 | At tea breaks and lunchtime I never saw him eat more than a bar of chocolate or a biscuit . |