Example sentences of "more [conj] [adv] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like the HMIs , I have more or less avoided this question so far , mainly by talking about ‘ curriculum managers ’ . |
| 2 | But the Horse Rangers does much more than just bring young people in urban areas into contact with horses . |
| 3 | I would need to do more than just win this game , I would need to annihilate her like the cockerel ; more , I would need to break her completely . |
| 4 | Our current and future workload in the Middle East does more than just spell good news for the company . |
| 5 | The indigenous media need more than ever to promote lasting peace with justice , through ecumenical and interfaith dialogue . |
| 6 | Entering the third year of the Intifada , it is more than ever clear that time is of the essence : how to keep it going long enough at a level which does not yield to the temptations of ruinous , reciprocal escalation , but still disturbs the outside world enough to get them to bring the Israeli extremists to heel . |
| 7 | One of the top ANC men came back from the Dar Es Salaam talks and told us , ‘ I am more than ever convinced that violence is not the way . |
| 8 | The issue of planning is complex since it involves far more than merely accepting new structures and new forms of co-operation — for in effect it involves recognising a new dimension of financial commitment at a time when money is short . |
| 9 | When teachers are trained and develop expertise in particular subjects , they do more than merely master appropriate content and gather relevant bodies of technical expertise . |
| 10 | Indeed , in many cases , we do more than merely want true beliefs : we positively need them in order to survive , since our survival depends on our actions fulfilling our most basic desires , such as the desire for food and warmth . |
| 11 | But in later years , as he was promoted to more senior posts , he found that he had to travel more and more to oversee fund-raising projects . |
| 12 | In old villages , the greater bargaining power tended to be with the lord and the larger landowners ; the peasantry lost status as they had to sacrifice more and more to find enough land to feed themselves . |