Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] more than [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Narratorial frustration is evident in the disjointed structure of the novel which focuses briefly on a number of subcultures of professional London without bothering to link them in more than a cursory manner . |
| 2 | This time the defeat of his hopes did n't crush him for more than a few days . |
| 3 | ‘ Why were n't you able to keep him for more than a few months ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Well , I 'm hardly going to get back into bed with him after more than a whole year . |
| 5 | His single , minded pursuit of operational perfection had to be witnessed to be appreciated , He was the only Commander in the field that was able to change the entire concept of strategic bombing ; moreover he was the only Group commander with any worthwhile operational background , my personal researches accredit him with more than a full bomber tour of operations , and that includes his escape from Sweden . |
| 6 | Brazil 's pro-privatisation rhetoric needs to be supported by much further change in policy and practice to turn it into more than a minor curiosity in its history . |
| 7 | No amount of persuasion would induce her to stay with us for more than a few days before she 'd vanish again to pursue her old habits , and on New Year 's Day 1967 , the police called for the last time . |