Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] more than a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as we leave the twentieth century and reflect on the last 100 years , we should expect more than a shallow gallery of designer fancies . |
| 2 | He would have to pretend , however , that Carole was as keen as he was that Amaranth should have more than a fair crack of the whip . |
| 3 | What 's more , we 'll need more than a fair share of luck . ’ |
| 4 | It 'll take more than a tender touch to help the victims of the oily sea . |
| 5 | He 'll get more than a short back and sides at this men-only beauty salon . |
| 6 | They were lovely clothes , beautifully made from fine materials , and if Ellie took a tuck with her hand at the back of the dresses , and turned the hems up a good six or nine inches , looking in the dressing mirror she could get more than a fair impression of how she might look once she too was a young woman . |
| 7 | As before , when she was on the Northern Line , she thought there must be some rule , some operating law , that would stop more than a limited , controlled number getting in . |
| 8 | It would take more than a sharp tongue to cut down Alexander Vass . |
| 9 | ‘ From what I 've seen of Officer Hassan , it would take more than a missing golf-club to prise him away from his suicide theory . ’ |
| 10 | There would be a concern to clarify the confusion which exists as to the " right " and " proper " principles for the British constitution today and then there would be an attempt to secure them against repeal or amendment except by some specially prescribed procedure that would involve more than a simple majority in the House of Commons . |
| 11 | own more than a part-owner , part-tenant before the revolution , who after the revolution would own more than a full tenant before the revolution . |
| 12 | For the direct benefit of pupils it will be individual partners who will matter more than a grand design of co-operation . |
| 13 | Naturally , it will cost more than a basic policy . |
| 14 | It will take more than a bloody hurricane to stop me . ’ |
| 15 | Meanwhile , Falkirk will take more than a passing interest in two Premier Division matches tonight , and hoping that the Old Firm do them a favour by beating fellow strugglers Dundee and Motherwell . |
| 16 | A worthwhile appraisal will involve more than a mere pronouncement on the quality of your recent work , a pat on the head or a kick on the backside as the case may be . |
| 17 | In crystallography , each lattice point can accommodate more than a single atom . |