Example sentences of "[vb -s] [det] [subord] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reader is invited to study this closely , since it illustrates more than the possible treatment of a pencil . |
| 2 | The quality of care given during the visits matters more than the actual time spent with them . |
| 3 | Every disease presents its own peculiar problems which fascinate and challenge investigators , but tuberculosis has more than the usual range of difficulties . |
| 4 | Neither country has more than the sketchiest experience of democracy . |
| 5 | It is claimed that a fifth of road fatalities say 1,150 deaths a year can be attributed to ’ drunk ’ driving : a driver has more than the permitted level of alcohol in his blood . |
| 6 | To learn for one-self one uses more than the conventional language and number skills , plus one 's ability to locate an appropriate evening school class . |
| 7 | For instance , Pythagoras ' proof that the sides of a right-angled triangle are related by the formula a N2 + b N2 = c N2 shows more than the mere fact that all right-angled triangles do have this property . |
| 8 | It means that the compass shows less than the actual amount of turn . |
| 9 | And those amazing sets , with their incredible special effects ( a tiny saxophone for example which costs more than the real thing ! ) were so treasured by Harry and Matthew that they were kept safely in storage until now ! |
| 10 | The Government introduced the discredited poll tax , which cost an enormous amount to collect , so there is not much joy or credit if the new system still costs more than the original system . |
| 11 | This is the percentage mark at which the volume will be considered full if the next module to be formatted requires more than the residual space in the volume . |
| 12 | The church 's spokesman , Bishop Joseph Duffy , said : ‘ We feel obliged to state that the wording proposed is basically flawed because it guarantees less than the total exclusion of deliberate abortion . ’ |
| 13 | A staffer on the same rate of pay but on assignment in the Third World and with five children being educated in Geneva ‘ compliments of the honeypot ’ , receives more than the basic pay of any head of state . |
| 14 | A Bertola Pale Dry Fino or Manzanilla is worth a try and proves that this well known house produces more than the famous Bertola Cream . |
| 15 | The request ( 5:1 ) : this seems less than the whole truth ; but it is in the nature of a test-case , Israel had to leave Egypt in order to sacrifice because the nature of their sacrifice was offensive to the Egyptians ( 8:26 ) . |
| 16 | In fishes , the brain weighs less than the spinal cord ; in the horse the ratio is about 2.5 to 1 ; in the cat 5 to 1 ; in apes about 8 to 1 ; and in humans about 50 to 1 . |
| 17 | Attunement as used here means more than the mere experience ( of earth energies ) and implies some response — often called artistic inspiration and expression . |
| 18 | If society gains more than the private supplier would gain , the social cost of the capital good is less than the market price that a private supplier would have to charge . |
| 19 | If collective bargaining yields less than the required rise then firms will not be able to find enough workers to operate all newly installed machines and will have to pay above the settlement . |
| 20 | When you find what you are looking for , that part of you which knows more than the conscious mind will send a message to the muscles in your hand , which will cause the rods to cross . |