Example sentences of "[coord] be [verb] more [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The books being published now are more attractive and relevant ; they are usually written by experienced and practising nurses rather than doctors , and as a result are more appealing to the reader and are reviewed more enthusiastically than has been the case in the past . |
| 2 | They wreaked havoc in the country villages , looted and burned at will and were drunk more often than sober . |
| 3 | Among other black and ethnic minority psychology students , the tendency to take Ph.Ds in health and services areas remains strong , and is increasing more rapidly than is true for psychology Ph.Ds in general . |
| 4 | All the dredge straw is eaten avidly by cattle ; the rye and wheat straw are less palatable , but are eaten more readily when put through the chaff-cutter and mixed with chopped mangolds or swedes . |
| 5 | Leading intellectuals had been purged but were treated more leniently than in the past . |