Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] more than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among other measures in the budget , excise duties on tobacco products , petrol and diesel fuel were increased by more than the level of inflation ; the rate of corporation tax was cut from 35 to 34 per cent for 1990-91 and further to 32 per cent for 1991-92 ; and increases were made in child benefit . |
| 2 | I feel assured , however , no one regrets the inconvenience and annoyance our supporters were subjected to more than the Coventry executive … |
| 3 | As for the pieds noirs , his attitude was tinged with more than a little contempt : he did not think that " southern types " like them could threaten his regime . |
| 4 | As far as Ipswich is concerned , with the exception of the community psychiatric nurse , no one service was received by more than a minority of either sample . |
| 5 | The A55 Conwy tunnel was closed for more than an hour . |
| 6 | Icy hold-up : Birk Brow on the Guisborough-Whitby moor road was closed for more than an hour yesterday morning because of ice . |
| 7 | However , if it was expanding at more than a certain critical rate , gravity would never be strong enough to stop it , and the universe would continue to expand forever . |
| 8 | I was left in more than the literal darkness . |