Example sentences of "[adv] more than the [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was perhaps more than the chill air that flushed the parson 's cheeks as he bent to fasten his skates . |
| 2 | Private investors account , on average , for about 20 per cent of the equity of privatised companies — scarcely more than the market norm . |
| 3 | To the primary teacher " teaching resources " mean far more than the school textbook . |
| 4 | The " package " may also involve stock options — rights to buy shares at a specific value exercisable at a future date , the idea being that if the firm does well the shares will be worth far more than the exercise price . |
| 5 | Preston used to love these walks , far more than the chocolate bars and the ice-cream , though he favoured having all three if William 's grandad could be pushed that far . |
| 6 | It takes a great deal of time and money to establish a brand which explains why predators may be willing , when purchasing a company with strong brand identification , to pay far more than the stock market valuation of that company . |
| 7 | They were speculators , who hoped to sell it for even more than the showroom price even though it meant tying up a £50,000 deposit for four years . |
| 8 | It was considerably more than the hour Friar Tuck had reckoned on when he and the Trapper emerged on the track where he had left Marian and Allen . |
| 9 | The small snag is that it costs considerably more than the purchase price to buy a licence to use them and a licence is required for each computer . |
| 10 | However , he stressed that the offer would have to be considerably more than the break-up value of the portfolio . |
| 11 | The problems noted above are intensified for the management of stock revision programmes ; these are carried out by staff who are either subject specialists or who have in the course of the stock revision acquired a good deal of knowledge about the subject literature — certainly more than the line manager . |