Example sentences of "be [adv] [prep] more [subord] a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua was an American obsession and a dream , a proving-ground for ideology , and had been so for more than a century . |
| 2 | How has it been for yourself , obviously you 've been here with your children , your husband 's been away for more than a month , in Iraq , there must have been er terrible thoughts going through you mind at certain times ? |
| 3 | I had n't been there for more than a minute when the skipper bellowed : ‘ This is melanoma country , mate . |
| 4 | Those papers have been there for more than a century . |
| 5 | No war correspondent , however , could have described the gloom that pervaded the air , or the look of hopelessness ingrained on the faces of anyone who had been there for more than a few days . |
| 6 | The sculpture of Medardo Rosso is also worth more than a passing glance . |