Example sentences of "[v-ing] more [conj] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We should like to see parents control the amount of time their children spend on computer games , especially if it becomes clear that it is becoming more than a normal hobby , ’ said the PAT deputy general secretary , Jackie Miller . |
| 2 | A note on a field of collecting which shows every sign of becoming more than a passing fad — that of old cheques . |
| 3 | Even the Salvation Army , formed specifically with the ‘ unrespectable ’ poor in mind , hardly succeeded in becoming more than a welcome addition to free public entertainment ( with its uniforms , bands and lively hymns ) , and a useful source of charity . |
| 4 | It was a day or two before I realized that his behaviour was becoming more than a little frenetic , to say the least . |
| 5 | Because i in , in theory presumably they s they should n't have been abusing their position , they should n't be gaining more because the whole point was to do it for the masses particularly , I mean if you were a Party cadre erm you should n't be getting more out of it than anybody else . |
| 6 | There is nothing to stop Humberside Heavy Haulage from paying more than the legal minimum if the company really wishes to show appreciation of Peter 's loyal service over the years . |
| 7 | It took a great deal of effort not to wriggle about as much as I normally did , but I feared him panicking more than the physical discomfort . |
| 8 | Scorning more than a small peppermint humbug , I went into the little church of St. Nicholas . |
| 9 | Also , it may be worth pointing out that most shareware distributors offer a policy whereby users buying more than a certain number of disks pay less per disk . |
| 10 | Elsewhere on the steeper slopes leaching removes enough mineral content from the thin poor soils to render them infertile and incapable of supporting more than a poor vegetation carrying very little stock . |
| 11 | Two million people drink water containing more than the European Commission 's Maximum Admissible Concentration ( MAC ) of aluminium , which is increasingly believed to cause Alzheimer 's disease ( incurable dementia ) . |
| 12 | They are not capable of enjoying more than a limited amount of leisure . |
| 13 | It will suffice to observe that those on higher assessments were mostly merchants , and the poorer ones manual workers , and to conclude that a tiny farming community was incapable of generating more than a limited demand for their services . |
| 14 | The social costs of not recognizing the intensity of high demand groups may be considerably greater than any inequities that may stem from their success in demanding more than the median voter is interested in ( Wade 1979 ) . |
| 15 | This will mean adjusting the time outbound , and allowing more than a single drift on the outbound leg . |
| 16 | These overwhelmingly negative attitudes prevent many people from seeing more than a grey head . |
| 17 | This ensures that the manager seeks the artist 's permission before spending more than a certain amount of money . |
| 18 | In November 1948 a trade agreement between Japan and various members of the British Commonwealth was concluded , indicating more than a threefold increase in trade between Japan and the sterling group , which included Australia , New Zealand , India , South Africa plus Britain and her colonies . |
| 19 | Giving more than a passing nod to the Amiga classic Sensible Soccer , Graeme Souness International Soccer is played on a vertically scrolling pitch viewed more or less from above , but with just enough tilt to allow for detailed player graphics instead of a bird's-eye head-and-shoulders shot . |
| 20 | Yes that does n't exclude but includes all of that , but at the same time although everybody that 's going to read it may not understand the intricacies of it all as professionals we 're giving more than a passing nod , so that was something else , er er and something more involved than English teacher than making them jump through loops |
| 21 | Having more than the ideal number can be a problem — it does n't mean that any more will be sold , and the rest will sit on the shelf ‘ doing nothing ’ . |
| 22 | Taking more than a passing interest in the glam rock movement of the '70s , Suede 's debut — with it 's thick pounding drum intro , drawled Bowie-like vocals and brash bursts of chugging guitar — was never likely to pass unnoticed . |
| 23 | I forget who had mentioned to me that Geoff was rumoured to be taking more than a passing interest in her . |
| 24 | It is quite common to insert further provisions prohibiting the offeree group from entering into contracts or commitments involving more than a stated sum or for a longer period than , say , a year , or entering into other transactions which are outside the routine course of trading without the consent of the acquirer . |
| 25 | It seems to have been a fairly general rule in the later enclosure awards that the minimum width for inter-village roads should be forty feet between the ditches , though local roads carrying more than the average traffic for the district were often laid down forty-five or fifty feet wide . |
| 26 | There were also rumours that newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell was showing more than a passing interest in Storehouse . |
| 27 | Swayne was a dealer , it was doubtful whether he was making more than a bare living out of his stamps and coins . |
| 28 | The poll early next year would elect a coalition government made up of all the parties winning more than a minimum number of seats to lead the country to majority rule in the year 2000 . |
| 29 | Characters casting more than a cursory glance at the extremely distressing scenes here must make a WP test to avoid gaining an Insanity Point . |
| 30 | Feeling more than a little self conscious now that the adrenalin had ebbed away , I addressed the single , lit eye : ‘ OK , love ? ’ |