Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [det] than [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other costs seem equally hard to cut ( staff costs account for less than a third of the total ) . |
| 2 | If junior creditors account for more than a third of the creditors , they can force concessions from their senior partners . |
| 3 | Although recorded annually there is no regular winter population , and birds rarely remain for more than a few days except in severe winters , when considerable influxes occur . |
| 4 | I 've no doubt he 'll have all the usual childhood ailments and get into more than a few scrapes , but he 'll survive , ’ Vitor said , with a smile of encouragement . |
| 5 | Whether citizens ' charters on the model of those introduced in Great Britain from 1991 onwards amount to more than a symbolic empowerment of consumer-citizens remains to be seen . |
| 6 | Without that , no talks will ever amount to more than the briefest of encounters . |
| 7 | Before you settle for less than the genuine article , compare the price . |
| 8 | If your symptoms persist for more than a few days , then contact your doctor for advice . |
| 9 | Call your doctor for advice if symptoms persist for more than a few days . |
| 10 | If your symptoms persist for more than a few days , then contact your doctor for advice . |
| 11 | Call you doctor for advice if symptoms persist for more than a few days . |