Example sentences of "more [subord] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the general election the Labour Party made sweeping gains , more than doubling its share of the seats in the Dáil at the expense of Fianna Fáil , which won its lowest number of votes since the 1920s , and Fine Gael , which suffered its worst result since 1948 . |
| 2 | These additions more than replaced our production in 1992 of yy million boe . |
| 3 | The offer of £1 , from Gold Cup sponsors TNT for the first side to score goals in the competition must have been tempting to the Reds , who more than doubled their tally for the season to date on Friday . |
| 4 | The right-wing Liberal Party ( FPÖ ) , campaigning on an anti-immigrant platform and led by the populist Jörg Haider , more than doubled its vote in Vienna in municipal elections on Nov. 10 , to become the second largest party in the city parliament . |
| 5 | Major gains were made by the centre-left opposition party Democrats 66 ( D'66 ) , which more than doubled its vote from 6.7 per cent in 1987 and 7.9 per cent in 1989 to 15.6 per cent . |
| 6 | The chicks have taken Indian names after regions of their natural habitat , Sisquoc was born on 30 March and has more than doubled his weight of 201.9 grams . |
| 7 | ‘ Out Of The Blue ’ was fractured in the extreme , ‘ Heartland ’ became a loose-limbed skank , and Marr more than proved his worth on ‘ Violence of Truth ’ . |
| 8 | There is also the temptation to make the questionnaire too long in the hope of getting just that little bit more information , this can more than defeat its object by reducing the response rate . |
| 9 | On the contrary , your heightened awareness should help you to appreciate your food more while fuelling your system with the best ‘ high-octane petrol ’ the market offers . |