Example sentences of "more [conj] [adv] the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It was identified as a six gilled shark weighing 315lbs — more than double the current Irish record of 154lbs landed by Essex angler Andrew Bull in 1968 . |
2 | If you are pregnant , or breastfeeding , for example , you will need more than double the recommended daily amount of calcium . |
3 | With typical Teutonic thoroughness , the Bölkow 's operating handbook is as comprehensive and useful a document as any I have encountered , with a proper alphabetical index and much more than just the bare minimum information required by the authorities . |
4 | On the other hand , if ATP wanted to demonstrate that they really are interested in the welfare of more than just the top 75 , as some of their lower-ranked members have recently suggested , then helping Birmingham through its current difficulties , which one hopes are only temporary , would not have been a bad thing . |
5 | When Sally got off the bus he was waiting for her , leaning against the bonnet , smoking a cigarette and looking more than ever the dashing young man-about-town . |