Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [verb] more than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even with six vehicles it is not possible to visit more than a small percentage of the schools in England , Scotland and Wales . |
| 2 | Given time available to train new staff it is not necessary to keep more than a nucleus in that particular expertise . |
| 3 | It is also difficult to see more than a small part of the action while defending oneself , and difficult to convey to magistrates the naked aggression displayed . |
| 4 | It was now impossible to see more than a few yards . |
| 5 | I wish him well but realistically he is n't likely to get more than a couple here and there . |
| 6 | Where the returns from criminal work had been too limited to support more than a small number of firms , they had now increased while other firms felt under economic threat . |
| 7 | The evidence for such changes from past excavations is rarely satisfactory and is almost entirely based on the coins , which , in many cases , is far too slight to offer more than a hint . |
| 8 | He was too full to make more than a token protest when Lorton removed the bowl and rolled up the newspaper . |
| 9 | She had been caught between relief and disappointment in that moment , but one of the waitresses had materialised at her side to ask a question , and for the rest of the evening she had been too busy to spare more than a passing occasional thought for the man with the still dark eyes . |
| 10 | Part Two consists of an appraisal of each of the 17 counties — Durham are still too young to warrant more than a mention . |