Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] more than [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The Chelsea Flower Show is probably not the most obvious place to pick up a bargain — lead lions rampant and Medici urns atop Corinthian columns must cost more than the Governor of the Bank of England earns in a week to transport there , let alone purchase .
2 You 'll need more than a bottle of rum to get through this disaster of a voyage !
3 As there were cars to spare , if one was found with a defect , for which a replacement part might cost more than the cost of a licence , it was withdrawn particularly if the route on which it worked was nearing its closure .
4 Secondly , it allowed them to make virtue out of a necessity by pushing law and order once more ideologically centre-stage as another area where the individual could do more than the State .
5 As she walked to it , Huy wished that he could see more than the slit in the dress revealed .
6 ‘ I think it 'd take more than a lot of nomes and some string to fly it , anyway . ’
7 And it could take more than a change of luck to lift them off the bottom of the table .
8 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 .
9 ‘ 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 .
10 A number of software vendors such as Bitstream , Adobe and Microsoft themselves can supply extra fonts but they may cost more than the budget user can afford .
11 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 .
12 ‘ To make you happy , Schätzchen , I would give more than a Brancusi , ’ Thomas said softly .
13 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 .
14 ‘ The only kind of central heating possible would be solid fuel and to install it would cost more than the cottage is worth . ’
15 Today so few theatregoers travel by bus that it would take more than a strike of the red giants to kill anything on stage .
16 ‘ In places this size , you come away saying it would take more than a day to see them , ’ said Mr Craig .
17 ‘ It would take more than a ring to get me into your bed , ’ she retorted furiously .
18 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 .
19 Negotiation and discussion will achieve more than a row , but if a clash is unavoidable , explain to them why you were shouting .
20 ‘ 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 . ’
21 ‘ 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 . ’
22 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 .
23 It will take more than a streak of dogged determination to see it through .
24 It will take more than the ratification of the treaty to restore Britain 's European credentials .
25 It will take more than the prospect of weight savings to prompt them to abandon this safe method .
26 TOO MUCH SUPPLY , TOO LITTLE DEMAND It will take more than an upturn to cheer the developers up — there will be little for them to do until tenants move into the large areas of commercial space that have yet to be let
27 Because the poles will heat more than the equator , there will be a tremendous imbalance in energy over the next few decades , which seems bound to produce enormously turbulent and changeable weather , including gales , floods , and late frosts .
28 It is unlikely , however , that any Western company will get more than a minority stake in Pilsner Urquell .
29 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
30 It is rare for the responsibility for causing conflict to rest solely on one side , and this may involve more than the organist and the minister .
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