Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [det] than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Labour party says that we can not argue that a single person should pay less than a family next door with several working adults . |
| 2 | You 'll need more than a bottle of rum to get through this disaster of a voyage ! |
| 3 | ‘ I think it 'd take more than a lot of nomes and some string to fly it , anyway . ’ |
| 4 | And it could take more than a change of luck to lift them off the bottom of the table . |
| 5 | There could be a need to check forensic evidence , for example , or to prevent a suspect absconding , or to travel to a far-away police station where the investigation was being conducted , and any of these could take more than a day . |
| 6 | ‘ To be honest , at first I did n't have a clue how long I 'd stay , ’ says Bassett , ‘ so I can understand why some locals did n't think I 'd last more than a season or so . |
| 7 | Thus nowadays a company may have less than a decade in which to recoup its investment . |
| 8 | In 1989 Brazil faced a critical shortage of fuel alcohol , used to run more than a quarter of passenger cars , because the rise in demand ( 48 per cent since 1985 ) could not be met by the stagnating production of sugar cane . |
| 9 | ‘ To make you happy , Schätzchen , I would give more than a Brancusi , ’ Thomas said softly . |
| 10 | I would n't hesitate about going along to another of the band 's gigs where , it is to be hoped , the audience would give more than a round of applause for the amount of hard work put into the show . |
| 11 | This , so Dobry believed , would relieve the overloaded planning machine to deal more thoroughly with the major and/or controversial applications ( which he suggested would constitute less than a half and , it was to be hoped , only a third of the total ) . |
| 12 | Today so few theatregoers travel by bus that it would take more than a strike of the red giants to kill anything on stage . |
| 13 | ‘ In places this size , you come away saying it would take more than a day to see them , ’ said Mr Craig . |
| 14 | ‘ It would take more than a ring to get me into your bed , ’ she retorted furiously . |
| 15 | Add the life and colour of cities such as New York , Washington , San Francisco and Vancouver , and this is a land it would take more than a lifetime to truly discover . |
| 16 | Consequently the June ‘ xuechao ’ was contained , but not before it had seriously worried the leadership and the students had made a number of important points which would resurface less than a year later . |
| 17 | Negotiation and discussion will achieve more than a row , but if a clash is unavoidable , explain to them why you were shouting . |
| 18 | ‘ The BNP contends that it will take more than a Race Equality Council to smooth over the cracks of the fragmenting edifice that is the multi-racial society . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ The BNP contends it will take more than a Race Equality Council to smooth over the cracks of the fragmenting edifice that is the multi-racial society . ’ |
| 20 | Ferguson now sports a tuft of facial hair around his lips and chin , permitted him by the Tannadice tablets of stone , but it will take more than a beard to signify maturity . |
| 21 | It will take more than a streak of dogged determination to see it through . |
| 22 | It is unlikely , however , that any Western company will get more than a minority stake in Pilsner Urquell . |
| 23 | To give more power to the carver 's elbow there are now a wide range of electric carving systems , and here we test a selection of machines and tools that may offer more than a saving in time |
| 24 | I do n't feel I can face more than a snack in this heat … ’ |
| 25 | First-time buyers can afford more than a broom cupboard , and those wishing to trade-up to a bigger house get better value for money . |
| 26 | In this way the choice between a particular and a universal interpretation of the concept of social representation can involve more than a preference for one son of definition over another . |