Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] more than a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any more than I give more than an irritated passing thought to turning up a heater when the temperature drops . |
| 2 | I had more than a casual interest in politics . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , ’ concludes David , ‘ you got more than a quick response to that one ! |
| 4 | Admit you want more than a mere boy can offer . |
| 5 | ‘ I think you deserve more than a certain amount of punishment for making me wet and nearly giving me a heart-attack — Do you know how difficult it would have been to get an ambulance out here to you ? ’ |
| 6 | Erm you could n't put erm anything that was you know more than a small pedal bin size . |
| 7 | With our ingenious roofrack , you get more than a practical convertible . |
| 8 | ‘ Ca n't you manage more than a grand ? |
| 9 | He could n't know how much she loved him — would probably be horrified if he guessed she felt more than a physical attraction . |
| 10 | Until 1975 , for each week during which you earned more than a minimum amount , a stamp went on your national insurance card . |
| 11 | ‘ Or you risk more than a mere snub . ’ |
| 12 | There 's nothing they love more than an interesting little family tragedy , or a nice little disease to muck themselves up with . ’ |
| 13 | There 'd been a lot of changes under the malais , I 'll give them that , even if most of the development was for reasons of military necessity and accomplished , like the Japanese for whom they had more than a sneaking admiration , with forced-draft labour . |
| 14 | He was fast reaching the conclusion that Cora-Beth wanted him to feel more than a friendly affection for her ; that perhaps she even wanted him to fall in love with her . |
| 15 | Thus , it is clear that the system is not going to get easier for advisers , and it is going to be increasingly important for them to have more than a passing understanding and experience of it . |
| 16 | That means Clarke will miss the Greenalls Lancashire Cup final in a fortnight , assuming Wigan beat Oldham in tomorrow 's semi-final and he receives more than a one-match ban . |
| 17 | Even so , in his mid-sixties and preparing to retire , he created more than a literary stir with the publication of a series of poems in vers libre on contemporary themes ( Fascism , war , pacifism ) which , in 1944 , were published in a volume entitled Y Dwymyn ( The Fever ) ( 2nd edn. 1972 ) . |
| 18 | A third party may assert that it has more than a mere interest in a certain subject , since it has a legal right81 in the subject matter of the dispute , or a right granted under a treaty between the parties . |
| 19 | And now we look closer at Stan Gilligrew , he bears more than a passing resemblance to a certain well-known PR consultant . |
| 20 | He 's uglier than Corky , fatter than Phi and has less charm than Steve — in fact he bears more than a passing resemblance to Lucy ! |
| 21 | Boswell certainly did not consider that it merited more than a brief mention , and was in no way put out by it . |
| 22 | It costs more than a normal prescription , two or three times as much , one charge for each hormone they contain , yet means the difference between health or serious illness and peace of mind for you and your partner . |
| 23 | He 'd have to judge the force of the blow very carefully and you 'd expect it to leave more than a slight bump . ’ |
| 24 | IT TAKES more than a sending-off to halt the Portadown juggernaut these days . |
| 25 | ‘ It takes more than a poisonous soda to subdue me . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ He took more than a proper liking to me , and when I indicated that I was not interested in his advances he had me cast off … without a reference , so that I can not find suitable employment . ’ |
| 27 | His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso , the 14th Dalai Lama , who having fled Tibet in 1959 — nine years after the country was occupied by China — lived in exile in India , welcomed the lifting of martial law but expressed the hope that it represented more than a superficial " public relations exercise " . |
| 28 | He does more than an ordinary caretaker would do at the small plastics company where he has worked for years . |
| 29 | On a good day a driver could make over $2.75 ; if he has a month of good days he earns more than a civil servant . |