Example sentences of "[prep] much [det] than the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea of filling the engravings with white greatly added to the legibility , but the conventional cylinder ( just over two inches in diameter ) had insufficient space for much more than the title . |
| 2 | He knew she was grateful for much more than the gesture of making some tea and , instinctively , he held out his arms . |
| 3 | As the income of the much smaller Missenden Abbey was given as £160 , compared with £262 net in 1535 , its goods may have been worth much more than the £140 assessed . |
| 4 | Yet Nishikikoi themselves are a product of much more than the profit motive . |
| 5 | Three hours a day for seven days a week would therefore amount to much less than the maximum for residential care . |
| 6 | Interest in Longhorn cattle is now based on much more than the breed 's aesthetic appeal . |
| 7 | I wanted a pay rise because I found out I was way behind most of the first-team lads and barely on much more than the apprentices ' wages . |
| 8 | They can take into account a painting 's decline in value if it has actually sold for that price , but because the decline in prices has only occurred at a dealers ' auction , they will not accept that a similar composition by the same artist would automatically be valued at much less than the price paid for it . |