Example sentences of "[was/were] more [adj] [conj] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Hattersley said during the debate that he and Neil Kinnock were more determined than ever to resist pressure for Labour to back PR , because voters would suspect that the party lacked confidence in its ability to win under the present system . |
| 2 | I enjoyed that drive , and when it ended was more anxious than ever to shake some sense into Margaret . |
| 3 | She was more startled than ever to find that it was the moon , full and bright , riding the night sky like a silver chariot . |
| 4 | Having escaped from custody three times , he was more determined than ever to use all and every means to return to Germany . |
| 5 | Fortunately there was no need because Stanley was more determined than ever to show off his memory . |