Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] more [conj] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only constraint on attempts to acquire a larger budget is that it would cost more than the total value to the politicians of the service , the value of additional output being zero . |
| 2 | This meant that nearly all packs would contain more than the declared weight . |
| 3 | Historians of science who want to understand the development of contemporary theories will need more than the printed journals , they will need access to the electronic resource . |
| 4 | Which towns will need more than the average number of ( i ) schools and ( ii ) hospitals and nursing homes ? |
| 5 | Do you live far from a good shopping area so that you will need more than the average amount of food storage space and a large deep freeze ? |
| 6 | The reverse happens when flying southerly headings and the compass will show more than the actual amount of the turn , so carry on past your actual heading . |
| 7 | Shirts that left Comme des Garçons with a one-hundred-pound price tag will be knocked down for a bargain price ; and a man 's shirt that looks good on a woman will cost more than the men-only variety . |
| 8 | Fullback Jim Staples received a helping hand , but it will take more than the magic sponge to get the Irish side back on its feet . |
| 9 | And what is true for you would be true for every other supplier : they too will supply more than the natural level if the price on their island is above what they expected the average price to be , and less if it is below . |
| 10 | On the contrary , the total possible marks are divided equally among all the questions , and no answer can earn more than the appropriate marks for that question . |