Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] more than the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has also , inquiries revealed , sold rather more than the 40 or 50 paintings suggested by the Saatchi Collection spokeswoman in mid-week , and the pattern of his sales suggests that what we are seeing is rather more radical than a ‘ refinement ’ of the collection . |
| 2 | They never faced the situation realistically ; inflation got out of hand and contributed even more than the military inertia to bringing about the Nationalist downfall . |
| 3 | He needed far more than the normal ration of two parents , each with only one identity apiece . |
| 4 | This implied far more than the juridical observation that the Holy Spirit would ‘ assist ’ the Ecumenical Council . |
| 5 | As is usual in such cases her body trudged on obstinately , knowing that one foot hurt rather more than the other , but deciding not to admit this until some sort of objective was reached , while her mind , rejecting the situation in time and space , became disjointed and childish . |
| 6 | Hilton interprets ‘ new mind ’ or ‘ new feeling ’ as the creation of contemplation , which now demanded far more than the old Benedictine ideal where the monk did not experience God in the achievement of higher states of consciousness but in the mundane details of daily life . |
| 7 | Rome had probably more than the average number of beggars . |