Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] more [subord] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Posterity stretches ahead without limit whereas disc and tape manufacturers , when they are prepared to commit at all , are reluctant to do so for more than a few years . |
| 2 | If this goes in easily by more than a few millimetres , rot is probably present , and you 'll have to strip off the paint so you can repair it . |
| 3 | He could n't stay still for more than a few seconds and either paced the ground or fidgeted with his hair , clothes , hands , face and anything else within his reach . |
| 4 | The sculpture of Medardo Rosso is also worth more than a passing glance . |
| 5 | He says the tools of the trade have changed little in more than a 1,000 years . |
| 6 | Various visitors are exempt : students here for more than a six-month course , EEC residents and those from countries who give UK residents free treatment ( reciprocal arrangement nations ) . |
| 7 | No war correspondent , however , could have described the gloom that pervaded the air , or the look of hopelessness ingrained on the faces of anyone who had been there for more than a few days . |
| 8 | But lovely Leslie soon lifted the lid on her co-star 's antics for the camera — and made it clear she was there in more than an ad-visor-y capacity . |
| 9 | There were times during the long hours of dark when he did drop into an uneasy doze , but never for more than a few minutes together . |