Example sentences of "and [vb -s] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rogers Communication Inc 's Toronto-based Rogers Cablesystems says it has successfully demonstrated Digital Video Compression on its cable system : the technology will give Rogers cable subscribers ‘ near video-on-demand ’ capability and offers more flexibility , it says . |
| 2 | Then Jamie coughs and offers more coffee . |
| 3 | This increases your heart rate and encourages more oxygen into the body as you breathe more quickly . |
| 4 | Anya leans forward and adds more coal to the fire . |
| 5 | It is relatively brief , as can be seen by comparing it with a more recent competitor for the same market , H. W. Janson 's A History of Art , which is more than twice the length and has more illustrations ( 928 in 1962 ) . |
| 6 | The whole effect is original and has more to do with whim and fantasy , rather than the philosophy and scholarship of the later periods of the Gothic Revival . |
| 7 | He , Jacob , who has wrestled with God all night and has more than survived the experience , now grovels before his brother ! |
| 8 | It 's big , black and has more studs that a biker 's jacket . |
| 9 | Quite a different resort from Stresa , Baveno is much quieter and has more of a village atmosphere about it . |
| 10 | This rare and peculiar fossil looks rather like a sea-lily without arms , and has more than a passing resemblance to a tennis racket ! |
| 11 | Dry deposition rarely falls beyond a 300km radius from its original source and has more effect on the immediate locality . |
| 12 | The town square , where neighbours chatter , has a tranquil atmosphere and has more the feel of village life about it . |
| 13 | Datapost offers simple , no-fuss documentation , and has more acceptance points than any other express carrier in the UK . |
| 14 | Others agreed that there is a negative image but it is within the N.I.O. and the job creation agencies and has more to do with political prejudice than anything else . |
| 15 | And , unlike the hippy or punk movements , the New Spirituality is not inherently opposed to authority and has more potential to really go mainstream . |
| 16 | However , she said : ‘ The caring 90s is a current media theme , and has more to do with caring about what is happening to the British society and what can be done about it , than about spending more to underpin the disadvantaged and the dependent . ’ |
| 17 | Add more capability to a software program and you inevitably end up with something that 's bigger and has more machine instructions for the CPU to execute . |
| 18 | and lighter weight as well last year and has more weight today so he 's had he would have had to have improved about four or five pounds to win today ? |
| 19 | In other words , a wordprocessing package may be developed which is faster , easier to use and has more facilities than existing packages ; however , the basic concepts remaining unchanged ( cf a faster , more fuel-efficient motor car ) . |
| 20 | The only possible exception within the major world religions is Theravada Buddhism , but even here the concept of Nirvana is all-pervasive and has more features in common with an understanding of " God " than with a Western secular atheist view . |
| 21 | Wincanton winner Sun Surfer will give him plenty to do , but Grand Hawk is sure to have learned plenty and has more scope for improvement . |
| 22 | A prepacked 1 mg glucagon unit is convenient to carry , unlike dextrose , which is bulky and needs more protection . |
| 23 | It is short of funds and needs more support to spread awareness . |
| 24 | Work on these lines has already cleared up many of the mysteries of the Pleistocene and holds more hope of a final elucidation than any other method known . |
| 25 | The symbol is illustrated in Figure 6.7 and contains more information on the provisions of the plan than does CPM . |
| 26 | The symbol is illustrated in Figure 6.7 and contains more information on the provisions of the plan than does CPM . |
| 27 | She is slimmer and looks more of a woman , in clothes which are appropriate for her age . |
| 28 | This new line of thinking replaces the traditional ESN(M) and ( S ) categories and places more emphasis on the individual needs of the children . |
| 29 | One group , like spoiled children , refuses to face reality , and wants more and more . |
| 30 | I shall I daresay finally learn that he who wants to be loved by everyone and wants more than it is his right to have ends up with Nothing . |