Example sentences of "more than [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first body , found in the Thames , was discovered accidentally by a bargee , who had been poling his way up the river and had been more than mildly surprised when he had brought his pole up from the river bed to find a sodden brown parcel on the end with a baby 's arm sticking out . |
| 2 | I was more than mildly impressed with Miss Semmens and decided I would certainly have to see her again — and soon . |
| 3 | Do you think they will provide a significant improvement in traction , especially as the cost of fitment would more than adequately pay for high quality winch gear . |
| 4 | With a child 's resilience she had quickly adjusted to the loss of her mother , who had never been more than a glamorous appendage on the periphery of her world , and Sally had stepped in to fill the breach more than adequately . |
| 5 | This approach more than adequately disposes of the particular point at issue in the Pickin case but does not , as is hardly surprising , answer a number of questions which were not asked : |
| 6 | An experienced central defender remains one of Kenny Dalglish 's priorities , and Walker would fit the bill more than adequately if the Rovers boss felt the need to reinforce his side 's challenge for Championship honours . |
| 7 | Although there are no rugby stadia in the country of sufficient capacity , there are several soccer venues which could more than adequately serve rugby 's needs . |
| 8 | There are now approximately 2 million more weavers operating in Persia than there were during the time of the late Shah , and , even if this trend is reversed , existing stocks are large enough to keep the Western markets more than adequately supplied for a decade or so . |
| 9 | — A Chinese officer in a uniform more than adequately equipped with polished belts , straps and full holsters stood up in the front passenger seat of the car like George Washington crossing the Delaware , shouting dictatorially . |
| 10 | A competent scholar who had an inbred regard for the pastoral needs of country congregations , he was exactly suited to his place , upon which he never needed to insist , and its responsibilities , which he more than adequately fulfilled . |
| 11 | Although a clinical diagnosis can usually be made , the rate of clinical diagnosis by palpation declined between 1974–7 and 1988–91 , and the reliance on imaging studies increased more than threefold . |
| 12 | Inclusion criteria were the classical clinical findings of acute pancreatitis ( abdominal pain and tenderness , nausea , and vomiting ) and more than a twofold increase in urinary amylase activity ( in 34 patients the increase was more than threefold ) . |
| 13 | She had pleaded , more than truthfully , a headache , and had settled to read . |
| 14 | Perform the snap punch exactly as before but turn your hip more than previously . |
| 15 | ‘ A collective image grabs people 's attention more than yet another picture of a rainforest . |
| 16 | Here , more than elsewhere in Soho , the atmosphere was tough and testing , with rudeness and wit the norm . |
| 17 | For the one thing that makes rock more than simply an industry , the one thing that transcends the commodity relation , is fidelity , the idea of a relationship . |
| 18 | Selkirk — also on six points but having played one game more than both GH-K and Stirling County — snatched two points at Riverside Park a fortnight ago and followed up with a Border League success against Kelso last Friday in which they scored four glorious tries and were further heartened by the return from serious injury of Rodney Pow and Graham Marshall . |
| 19 | By 10.10 the men have still not eaten , although by this stage they should have ‘ stood down ’ for an hour and been more than half-way through the second training session . |
| 20 | We can imagine someone saying : ‘ We understand ‘ It 's afternoon ’ from our own case , that is , from our experience on Earth of , for example , seeing the Sun more than half-way across the sky as we recline in our garden chairs after lunch . |
| 21 | Earlier I said that we can imagine someone saying : ‘ We understand ‘ It 's afternoon ’ from our own case , that is , from our experience on Earth of , for example , seeing the Sun more than half-way across the sky , and so on . |
| 22 | At the end of the last century when Impressionism was still a dirty word in England , and anyone who bought a Monet was considered as being more than half-way on the road to Bedlam , the Americans were taking to him with something of the enthusiasm which they were then displaying for the newly discovered chewing-gum . |
| 23 | The dialogue was quick-fire stuff , and he never got more than half-way through each sub-title before it was replaced with the next one . |
| 24 | in the small hours , more than half-way up , |
| 25 | Shunned by much of the old left , the new recruits had proved more than up to the task of filling the gaps . |
| 26 | It take s lot more than just physical attraction to make a lasting , happy marriage . |
| 27 | Yes , she was the first person who made me realise that acting was more than just speaking and doing . |
| 28 | By this stage , Des was more than just a mascot . |
| 29 | And this was more than just a professorship . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , it has taken more than just a pinch of the new S-class 's style with its first real attempt at a grille , cut down into the front bumper . |