Example sentences of "have [verb] more than a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could n't have had more than a few hours ’ sleep . |
| 2 | If you are getting income support and you have high fuel charges at a fixed rate , you will not have to pay more than a maximum fixed amount . |
| 3 | However , the concert party folded before we had had more than a few ragged rehearsals , mainly because Bob 's girlfriend , a tall , bossy Waaf who fancied herself as another Vera Lynn , suddenly went all narrow-minded and decreed that if there was to be a chorus line , we were not to show our legs but to wear slacks . |
| 4 | I think you 've spoken more than a few minutes . |
| 5 | If you have had more than a little alcohol you would probably become so relaxed that you fell asleep and nothing the therapist was saying would register at all . |
| 6 | As secretary of that organisation , I have to declare more than a personal interest but the presentation , during the Association 's annual dinner , held for the first time in the Debenture Holders Lounge at The All England Club , was clearly a most popular choice . |