Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] more [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I have more chance of improving that than knocking 10 years off Gregory or adding speed to Fox . |
| 2 | She would n't hear of it to begin with , but I see more evidence of it every day . |
| 3 | what would happen if you , let's have a look at G , depends on , what would happen if you were still paying fifty pence , but they gave you four hundred , four hundred grams of chocolate , well you get eight grams per penny , this is another test that you got it the right way up , if it were still only two hundred grams , but you payed more money for it , let's say they charged you a pound , I think you 'd get less grams per penny . |
| 4 | ‘ But you want more outlets for KITS and you want them in the best and most expensive locations . ’ |
| 5 | The Liberal Democrats did much less well than had the Alliance in 1986 in terms of votes , but they had more success in targeting and retaining council seats . |
| 6 | But they want more plastic to be recycled . |
| 7 | Management says improvements are in hand but they need more money for modernisation . |
| 8 | ‘ He 's a funny old goat , ’ the pilot said , ‘ but he has more goodness in him than the rest of the city put together . |
| 9 | Even apart from his experience , his descent admirably equipped him for kingship : son of the impetuous , vacillating and prodigal Henry III he may have been , but he showed more affinity with his grandfather and great-grandfather , King John and Henry II . |
| 10 | Historical biography may be hard to write , but it draws more readers to history than any other genre . |
| 11 | Organising a wedding in less than six to nine months can be done , but it means more pressure on your nerves and possibly your pocket . |