Example sentences of "[vb infin] more than [det] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think I ever saw J[ack] work more than half an hour without the cry of ‘ Barboys ! ’ — ‘ Coming , dear ! ’ , down would go the pen , and he would be away perhaps five minutes , perhaps half an hour ; possibly to do nothing more important than stand by the kitchen range as scullery maid . |
| 2 | As soon as the Indian earns three reales a day , he will never work more than half the week , so that he will still have the same nine reales he gets at present . |
| 3 | Even so , he could not see more than half a mile in the Roxburgh direction owing to a slight ridge of grass and whins . |
| 4 | However , if you were to help yourself to a reasonably generous helping of watercress as part of a salad meal , it is unlikely that your portion would weigh more than half an ounce . |
| 5 | You 'd be glad to get in there for half an hour but you would n't risk more than half an hour . |
| 6 | ‘ It would n't take more than half an hour . |
| 7 | Maintaining your own rhythm and upsetting other people 's is the basic art in the mountain climb that can last more than half an hour . |