Example sentences of "have more [noun] than [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the plot has more holes than an OAP 's hairnet , and the supercilious Ms Dash thoroughly deserves the pig-ignorant Mr Wayans , I strongly advise brother Marlon not to give up the day job and I sincerely hope I am indisposed should they decide to foist Mo' Money 2 on us . |
| 2 | There is no difference between government coverage and party coverage in this respect except that government has more initiative in determining the news , which means that it has more opportunity than the opposition to ensure that its coverage is favourable . |
| 3 | If the reader has more knowledge than the writer has supposed , then he will tend to disregard the discourse that has been plotted in the act of writing and simply take from the text whatever best suits his purpose . |
| 4 | But what the Opposition call a modernised valuation system has more components than a car manufactured in the constituency of the hon. Member for Dagenham , and on top of that we are promised a revaluation every year . |
| 5 | That dream world has more solidity than a house uninhabited . |
| 6 | It has more facilities than the package we used to use and costs a fraction of the price . |
| 7 | The ITF has more power than the ATP but the ITF needs the ATP . ’ |
| 8 | Before the 1980s its lowest ebb was probably during the last years of Stalin 's life when his private office and the secret police seem to have had more influence than the party . |
| 9 | ‘ We will have no more , and no less representation than the track and field , and cross-country commissions , while between them the commissions will have more votes than an area . |
| 10 | He was also educated at Harvard and Sussex Universities and is said to have more diplomas than a university vice chancellor . |
| 11 | It seemed to have more life than the photograph . ’ |
| 12 | He seems to have more idea than the ould feller . ’ |
| 13 | The caff now seems to have more customers than the railway , and would do better still if they cleared the tables . |
| 14 | It is doubtful if the claim of the kings of Burgundy and Italy to bear the title emperor had more substance than the fact that they held the north of Italy and the chief routes over the Alps and were therefore in a position to put pressure on the pope . |
| 15 | Every time we try to slip past Art 's table , there 'll be a pause , and then a thick whisper that beats its way right across the room , ‘ Tod Friendly : had more ass than a toilet seat . ’ |
| 16 | Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra had more fun than the audience in the comedy western Four for Texas ( 1963 ) , and in 1964 Bing Crosby joined Sinatra , Martin and Davis for Robin and the Seven Hoods . |
| 17 | ‘ I began to think that you had more lives than a cat . ’ |
| 18 | The entire family seemed to be steeped in music and I understand that when a new harmonium was introduced in Spittal Chapel there was keen interest in comparing that with the one they owned — such as whether one had more stops than the other . |
| 19 | I opened them with my teeth and found that most had more flavour than the chicken . |
| 20 | We have more facets than a hive has bees . |
| 21 | ‘ You have more twists than a snake ! |
| 22 | Among women married over age 30 , women in class I and II have more babies than the average . |
| 23 | Pinot Blanc wines in Champagne have more body than the Chardonnay and a greater alcoholic potential , but they lack finesse and usually remain neutral or possess a slightly earthy taste . |
| 24 | Fortunately our CAA is doing its very best for all of us , but some of the smaller countries can outvote the UK , France and Germany and we together have more pilots than the rest . |