Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] more [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | The needless slaughter has been going on for more than a century . |
2 | The strike , in support of a suspended colleague , has been going on for more than a week . |
3 | Gateshead Family Health Service 's Authority admitted it had known what was going on for more than a year , but action was taken only after a patient contacted them . |
4 | The most important thing to know about them is that they work synergistically with minerals : that is they enhance each other , adding up to more than the individual sum of their parts . |
5 | erm But certain headlands and certain soft parts of the cliff were going back at more than a metre a year . |
6 | Although the idea of COSE has been kicking around for more than a year now , it was the possibility of missing the opportunity to be a part of a very public announcement on the opening day of the UniForum show that finally drove some of the parties to the table — and final agreement was reached barely 48 hours before Wednesday 17 , opening day of the San Francisco event . |
7 | Although the idea of COSE has been kicking around for more than a year now , it was the possibility of missing the opportunity to be a part of a very public announcement on the opening day of the UniForum show that finally drove some of the parties to the table . |
8 | With an illustrious past stretching back over more than a century and with no fewer than 30 Championships behind them the challenge for Yorkshire cricket in 1992 is to find a team that can live up to the tradition . |