Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [prep] more [subord] a " in BNC.

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1 This has always been strongest in the southern States , with their history of slavery and the implicit belief , well-established in the local culture , in black inferiority — a belief capitalized on for more than a century after the Civil War by the Democrats ( see below ) .
2 They always came in for more than a little if they had offended him in the past .
3 Numbers of influential visitors to Germany , mostly connected with commerce , the aristocracy , or both , came back with more than a little sympathy for what Hitler was achieving .
4 A routine was established which went on for more than a year .
5 Some struggled against her , but few held out for more than a moment or two .
6 Twelve of their heads were impaled on the Charles Bridge pour encourager les autres and remained there for more than a decade .
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