Example sentences of "have [verb] [pron] more than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not clear that one has to postulate anything more than a reaction like Pavlov 's dog learning to anticipate its dinner whenever it hears the bell . |
| 2 | Land Rover has produced something more than a face-lifted Range Rover . |
| 3 | In the last year , Henderson has proved himself more than a mere economic indicator by giving Lord Hanson a drubbing before he had even formally launched a takeover bid for ICI . |
| 4 | Now that , following Fryer v LTE ( see para 1.50 ) , a payment into court can be disclosed on an interim payment application , a defendant who has paid anything more than a small proportion of the value of the plaintiff 's claim into court will find it difficult to resist the application on this ground , especially as the court will usually order the interim payment to be paid out of the money in court . |
| 5 | Damn him if she would explain that the young man to whom he 'd referred had merely been a fellow Briton attending a conference on international computing , that they 'd exchanged nothing more than a few polite comments natural to fellow compatriots abroad , and that his arm had been lying across the back of the bench seats and not round her shoulders . |
| 6 | Next is Aled Williams of Bridgend , whose consistency in domestic matches , which might not be transferred to internationals , should have earned him more than a replacement honour ( out of position ) against Namibia in 1990 . |
| 7 | Logically , they 've singed to Motown Mary 's home and having proved themselves more than an intelligent East Coast dance act , they 're series contenders in the face to return the lustre to soul 's tarnished crown . |
| 8 | Ron Robinson took charge of this element and the gathering that was achieved might have caused him more than a few ulcers , but he had to admit was more than worth the effort ! |
| 9 | Jessop had considerable scruples about taking the ‘ engagement ’ , or loyalty oath to the republic ; the abolition of the House of Lords seems to have upset him more than the 1649 regicide and abolition of the monarchy . |
| 10 | Before December 's adjournment , Israel had offered nothing more than an administrative body . |
| 11 | Dickins had had nothing more than a back pass and a free-kick to deal with in the first 30 minutes but showed signs of nervousness when Bull challenged for a Birch free-kick . |
| 12 | Doctors have given her more than a fighting chance and I just have that to cling to . ’ |