Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] [prep] more [subord] a " in BNC.
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1 | In April 1972 , the proportion unemployed for more than a year accounted for one-sixth of the total unemployed ; by April 1981 , the proportion had risen to one-fifth . |
2 | Right : A tropical chiggoe flea that has burrowed into the sole of a foot , gorged itself , laid eggs and been squeezed out , having grown from less than one millimetre wide to more than a centimetre . |
3 | Hardly enough to keep a man alive for more than a month or two . |
4 | If Helen Dobson 's achievement in doing the double of British Match and Stroke-Play titles detracted from everything else , on performance worthy of more than a passing mention was a final day for Julie Hall which took in rounds of 69 and 71 . |
5 | Only the wealthier trusts could afford his standards , but if they did so they purchased a road good for more than a century . |