Example sentences of "for more than a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the buyer retains the goods for more than a reasonable length of time without informing the seller that he rejects them . |
| 2 | Such excellence sometimes has the effect of creating an ‘ us ’ and ‘ them ’ attitude in parishes , where their parish musicians feel unable or unwilling to settle for more than a mediocre level of performance . |
| 3 | An island of Czech reaction can not survive among its metamorphosed neighbours for more than a geopolitical instant . |
| 4 | An island of Czech reaction can not survive among its metamorphosed neighbours for more than a geopolitical instant . |
| 5 | So take a tip from none other than Graham Greene : " A story has n't room for more than a limited number of created characters . " |
| 6 | To date the representation of detailed clinical descriptions for more than a narrow area of medicine has never been achieved by use of an enumerative approach . |
| 7 | Danger signals arise when the normal pain and unhappiness that accompanies all emotional growth enlarges to become a depression which you simply can not shift , particularly if you feel ( for more than a passing moment ) that there 's nothing left to live for — or if you realise in time that you 've stopped being able to look after yourself . |
| 8 | Interest rates will stay high , and while the pound remains in thrall to the mark , there is no scope for more than a token cut . |
| 9 | It must be emphasized , however , that whether the criterion be the number of courses or the number of teacher-days devoted to this topic , the development of productive links with parents and the community did not account for more than a one-hundredth part of the Authority 's in-service programme during the evaluation period . |
| 10 | Various visitors are exempt : students here for more than a six-month course , EEC residents and those from countries who give UK residents free treatment ( reciprocal arrangement nations ) . |
| 11 | But there was no time to admire the view , no time for more than a swift impression of airiness and light , of deep , comfortable furniture in maize-coloured linen , before she closed the door quickly . |
| 12 | I had little time for more than a quick glance round the room . |
| 13 | Time travellers forbidden from remaining in one place for more than a short while , The Shamen are taking pop to places it 's hitherto been excluded from . |
| 14 | Time travellers forbidden from remaining in one place for more than a short while , The Shamen are taking pop to places it 's hitherto been excluded from . |
| 15 | We see no reason why the word should seem strange for more than a short time . |