Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] more than the " in BNC.

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1 Clearly , information from the subcortical visual system can , under some circumstances , be used for more than the control of visual reflexes .
2 The glistening palm leaves of Bob Crowley 's immense , jungly set enclose a tin-roofed veranda where Tennessee William 's outcasts are melting from more than the Mexican weather .
3 Within the permitted development rules for home extensions , this means no permission is needed , so long as adding the garage does n't result in the volume of the house being increased by more than the permitted development allowance .
4 Among other measures in the budget , excise duties on tobacco products , petrol and diesel fuel were increased by more than the level of inflation ; the rate of corporation tax was cut from 35 to 34 per cent for 1990-91 and further to 32 per cent for 1991-92 ; and increases were made in child benefit .
5 I feel assured , however , no one regrets the inconvenience and annoyance our supporters were subjected to more than the Coventry executive …
6 If it is sold for more than the final payment , a small profit has been made in cash terms .
7 Believe it , brothers and sisters , no other band anywhere can so consistently articular what 's little short of a full-scale earthquake — one that 's flavoured with more than the odd hint of Isaac Hayes , James Brown , Blue Cheer , Swans and vintage Black Sabbath !
8 Believe it , brothers and sisters , no other band anywhere can so consistently articular what 's little short of a full-scale earthquake — one that 's flavoured with more than the odd hint of Isaac Hayes , James Brown , Blue Cheer , Swans and vintage Black Sabbath !
9 I was left in more than the literal darkness .
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