Example sentences of "[vb past] more than [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither retreated more than a few steps before attacking with renewed ferocity , driving the other back . |
| 2 | Glenn Hoddle raised more than a few eyebrows when he took over at the County Ground last April . |
| 3 | 6 survived the crash but no one lived more than a few days . |
| 4 | Denmark , the country that likes to say no , ruffled more than a few egos when they said yes to becoming European Championship substitutes and drew with England in their opening game before going on to win the trophy . |
| 5 | Although there were delays in the criminal courts , they seldom lasted more than a few months . |
| 6 | The first is that initial support of 60% is not high if the policy turns sour — if , for example , a war lasted more than the few days or weeks that Mr Bush seems to think it will take . |
| 7 | As Defries had feared , neither Ace nor Bernice had more than a few minutes ’ more power in their blasters . |