Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] more than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ To be honest , at first I did n't have a clue how long I 'd stay , ’ says Bassett , ‘ so I can understand why some locals did n't think I 'd last more than a season or so . |
| 2 | If only they could see me in the office now I 'd turn more than a few heads . |
| 3 | ‘ To make you happy , Schätzchen , I would give more than a Brancusi , ’ Thomas said softly . |
| 4 | I do n't feel I can face more than a snack in this heat … ’ |
| 5 | You 'll need more than a bottle of rum to get through this disaster of a voyage ! |
| 6 | They were lovely clothes , beautifully made from fine materials , and if Ellie took a tuck with her hand at the back of the dresses , and turned the hems up a good six or nine inches , looking in the dressing mirror she could get more than a fair impression of how she might look once she too was a young woman . |
| 7 | Faithful to him , even if they would have to be apart sometimes , as he 'd be faithful to her , although he knew she 'd take more than a little convincing about that . |
| 8 | I think you 'd get more than a t parking ticket looking at it for M O T wise if he get pulled . |
| 9 | Do you live far from a good shopping area so that you will need more than the average amount of food storage space and a large deep freeze ? |
| 10 | And you can control more than the heating , SECURITY LIGHTING , many WASHING MACHINES , DISHWASHERS AND TUMBLE DRYERS can all be programmed . |
| 11 | But as we leave the twentieth century and reflect on the last 100 years , we should expect more than a shallow gallery of designer fancies . |
| 12 | The young man put two half crowns and two pennies on the counter , saying as he did so , ‘ We 'll take more than the sweets away with us tonight . |
| 13 | What 's more , we 'll need more than a fair share of luck . ’ |
| 14 | A number of software vendors such as Bitstream , Adobe and Microsoft themselves can supply extra fonts but they may cost more than the budget user can afford . |
| 15 | He 'll get more than a short back and sides at this men-only beauty salon . |
| 16 | I 'm sure it 'll cost more than a quid but seeing as you ca n't like get more than a mile long piece anyway so |
| 17 | But it 'll take more than a few bruises to soften him up . |
| 18 | It 'll take more than a tender touch to help the victims of the oily sea . |
| 19 | And it could take more than a change of luck to lift them off the bottom of the table . |
| 20 | ‘ I think it 'd take more than a lot of nomes and some string to fly it , anyway . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ It 'd take more than a few facts to convince Dudley Ford that he 's mistaken ! |
| 22 | As she walked to it , Huy wished that he could see more than the slit in the dress revealed . |
| 23 | The only constraint on attempts to acquire a larger budget is that it would cost more than the total value to the politicians of the service , the value of additional output being zero . |
| 24 | ‘ The only kind of central heating possible would be solid fuel and to install it would cost more than the cottage is worth . ’ |
| 25 | If the lead were ever to be sold to radiation detector manufacturers it would raise more than the £24000 it has cost to salvage the hull . |
| 26 | Thinking it had taken the old baggage long enough to show some concern , and it would take more than a few mumbled words to alter things . |
| 27 | Add the life and colour of cities such as New York , Washington , San Francisco and Vancouver , and this is a land it would take more than a lifetime to truly discover . |
| 28 | ‘ From what I 've seen of Officer Hassan , it would take more than a missing golf-club to prise him away from his suicide theory . ’ |
| 29 | It would take more than a sharp tongue to cut down Alexander Vass . |
| 30 | Today so few theatregoers travel by bus that it would take more than a strike of the red giants to kill anything on stage . |