Example sentences of "[be] [prep] more [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the most upbeat I have been for more than a year . ’ |
| 2 | There were no sounds of any kind coming from Alina 's bedroom , and had n't been for more than an hour . |
| 3 | Delays need to be of more than an hour before compensation is paid out , and even then you need to have bought your ticket before knowing about the hold-up . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's worth more than a shepherd . ’ |
| 5 | The Kaduna-based Hausa language newspaper Gaskiya ta fi Kwabo ( ‘ The Truth is Worth More than a Penny ’ ) , took this allegation further by quoting from a leading Kaduna State politician : |
| 6 | Hence , a pound paid out is worth more than a pound retained and reinvested . |
| 7 | Assuming your trip is for more than an hour , the following items are considered pretty indispensable by most mothers . |
| 8 | Lewis 's popularity was part of this , and it was with more than a scent of victory in the air , victory over the agnostics and freethinkers , that he consented to be involved with the foundation of the Socratic Club in Oxford in 1941 . |