Example sentences of "[noun pl] for more than [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Mexico accounted in recent times for more than a third of the world 's production of silver , the extraction and working of the metal began there only late in the first millennium A.D. |
| 2 | I had not been counting own goals for more than a few minutes when I heard extraordinary sounds coming from my wardrobe . |
| 3 | As Becky drew her bath , she thought about Daphne 's words , delivered with humour and affection but still highlighting the problems she faced when trying to cross the established social barriers for more than a few moments . |
| 4 | To date the representation of detailed clinical descriptions for more than a narrow area of medicine has never been achieved by use of an enumerative approach . |
| 5 | If the buyer retains the goods for more than a reasonable length of time without informing the seller that he rejects them . |
| 6 | An island of Czech reaction can not survive among its metamorphosed neighbours for more than a geopolitical instant . |
| 7 | An island of Czech reaction can not survive among its metamorphosed neighbours for more than a geopolitical instant . |
| 8 | It was noted that Stefan did not play with his toys for more than a few seconds before leaving them , so she was advised to reward him for playing longer ( so that he would have less time for wandering out of the house ) . |
| 9 | He was responding to an observation made by planning chief , Mr Ross Chisholm , who said parked buses often ran their engines for more than the permitted two minutes . |