Example sentences of "more than [adv] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it because all the people who have lived here have left little bits of themselves behind , so that it has become more than just a shelter against the wind and the rain ? |
| 2 | And Liberal leader Paddy Ashdown 's popularity actually increased after the revelation that he 'd dipped more than just a toe into the typing pool . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , it has taken more than just a pinch of the new S-class 's style with its first real attempt at a grille , cut down into the front bumper . |
| 4 | But nervousness and vacillation over direct state intervention was more than just a problem of administration . |
| 5 | Is he more than just a basher of indifferent bowling , of which there is currently plenty ? |
| 6 | In de Gaulle 's mind , the empire was more than just a source of potential recruits . |
| 7 | There was more than just a matter of fifty years separating her life from that of Johnny Latimer . |
| 8 | Everything here was different and therefore better : the stiff-backed brass taps , the cut of the banister , the genuine oil paintings ( we had a genuine oil painting too , but not as genuine as that ) , the library which somehow was more than just a roomful of books , the furniture old enough to have woodworm in it , and the casual acceptance of inherited things . |
| 9 | Erm and then just generally language is far more than just a means of communication . |
| 10 | Having you family portrait done by a professional photographer gives you more than just a reminder of what your children looked like as they grew up , because a professional has all the best equipment necessary for a top-quality portrait . |
| 11 | But the speech was more than just an attack on the Commission , for it was also an astute defence of his good name and reputation . |
| 12 | But it was more than just the paparazzi versus the Penns . |
| 13 | Company liquidation figures have been more than double the level of a year before , with about half the companies dying within the first five years . |
| 14 | The fines by which the clergy had bought their pardons for outlawry had yielded more than double the proceeds of the tenth collected in 1296 , but Edward was still desperate to find even more money so that he could launch a continental campaign , and he put a new demand to Winchelsey . |
| 15 | Investment activity by unit was more than double the percentage of North Side units contained by the neighbourhood . |
| 16 | The ministers approved a budget of 192,000,000 ECU for the period to 1992 , more than double the award for the expiring two-year phase ; they also agreed to open talks with the EFTA members with a view to extending the scheme . |
| 17 | Meanwhile , the bank said it will more than double the cost of counter charges for providing services for those who do not have an account or investment with the bank or financial services division . |
| 18 | The acquisition of Caradon , whose brands embrace Twyfords , Mira showers and Everest double glazing , will more than double the size of MB Group 's building products business which feature Stelrad and Henrad radiators , Ideal boilers and Stelrad Doulton sanitary ware . |
| 19 | The largest city in the world in 2000 will be Mexico City with a population of some 24.4 millions , more than double the size of any city in 1960 except New York . |
| 20 | That will more than double the size of the market to 2.5 trillion RPMs in 2005 . |
| 21 | That would more than double the income for the exchequer next year providing two point three billion pounds . |
| 22 | For the year , revenues were $140m , up 10% , more than double the rate of growth of the workstation market as a whole ; profit and loss details were not given . |
| 23 | The annual growth in the number of patients treated , at 1.9 per cent per year , was more than double the rate of growth in spending ( Robinson 1991 ) . |
| 24 | It 's up to one pound eighty two , an increase of eight per cent , more than double the rate of inflation . |
| 25 | All told , it will more than double the number of computers in Californian schools . |
| 26 | The proposed development at Meadow House , though not associated with any community , would more than double the number of habitable dwellings in the immediate vicinity . |
| 27 | The will point to his agreement , however reluctantly , to the introduction of the Compaq Grand Slam Cup last year — the ITF 's official end of the season competition — which offered $2m to the winner and $6m overall , more than double the amount on offer at the ATP Championships and which even some of the players , including Boris Becker and John McEnroe , described as exorbitant . |
| 28 | American studies on skin health have indicated that the over-use of steam treatments ( more than twice a week over many months ) can cause ‘ jungle acne ’ — a disorder brought about by the presence of excess moisture in the skin . |
| 29 | For example , Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology , which does make use of photographs , succeeds by the sheer wealth of information it contains ( more than twice the pages of the corresponding sections in Petrography ) . |
| 30 | In spite of having more than twice the capacity of the old Grassmarket theatre it has been recording 85 per cent audience capacity since opening last year . |