Example sentences of "have more than [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This example shows that tailing has more than prevented the loss of £22 424 from meeting variation margin payments . |
| 2 | The most daunting problem facing Louis Gerstner is that as yet he has absolutely no idea just how much he does n't know — and he will be Superman if in six months he has more than scratched the surface on that problem . |
| 3 | He has more than earned the right to confront the IRA with the tragic error of their ways and to demand a cease-fire . |
| 4 | The invitations to foreign races started coming in after he ran ‘ about 162 miles ’ in a 24-race in Chorley , and Zarei has made the most of them , often running ultra races consecutively and by doing so he has more than proved a point about his approach to running . |
| 5 | In both schools , the investment in furniture , fittings , and decoration , and no less importantly in teacher-librarians , was substantial , and as the head of School A argued , may well have more than matched the project grant . |
| 6 | In 1845 the " Railway Mania " began , when the plans for new lines submitted to Parliament would , if passed and carried out , have more than trebled the country 's railway mileage . |
| 7 | Police have more than trebled the reward on offer for the capture of a serial rapist . |
| 8 | Today , the oil glut and effects of war have more than halved the figure and there are few other industries able to boost export earnings . |