Example sentences of "more [subord] [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beyond pouring oil on troubled waters , the Queen can do no more than dig in for the long wait , guided by her husband . |
| 2 | The times they are a-changing , however , and the Church is doing no more than facing up to the inevitable , as did the Anglicans as long ago as 1968 . |
| 3 | Their often very high and frequently untaxed earnings from gratuities at the large and lavish events at which they serve more than make up for the low basic rates they are paid , the absence of substantial fringe benefits and the existence of a short off-season in which they can not earn . |
| 4 | To avoid that fate , Microsoft will have to do more than keep ahead in the business , and of the rivals , that it has today . |
| 5 | It might require them to behave authoritatively , submissively , wickedly or shrewdly ; the role might be labelled explorer , prime minister , designer or archaeologist , but they will do no more than adapt functionally to the situation of the drama just as they would adapt to roles required in a game — just as they once learnt to adapt to the limited number of roles imposed on them in real life . |
| 6 | This more than made up for the Tramway Department 's loss of revenue resulting from the suspension of the service ! |
| 7 | There had never been a great deal of money , but no one had ever gone hungry and the feelings of warmth and love between the members of the family had more than made up for the lack of luxuries . |
| 8 | The expectation was that the losses sustained by the low cover price would be more than made up by the larger circulation and by advertising . |
| 9 | But it was n't that late , and he was n't particularly tired , and he knew that he 'd do little more than lie there on the hard mattress tormenting himself with thoughts of that waitress . |
| 10 | I want nothing more than to walk along on the darkened plain , the moon as strong as winter sunlight in London , speaking Maa with this man . |
| 11 | One of those kittenish creatures he remembered from the films of his childhood in the Fifties , clad in waist-high , baby-doll nightdresses , women who seemed to enjoy nothing more than lying back among the yellow nylon sheets and allowing themselves to be strangled . |
| 12 | The tutorial supplied is excellent and more than makes up for the formal style of the manuals . |
| 13 | But the interesting people she meets more than makes up for the bad ones . |
| 14 | Sleep is also very important for me , much more than going out to the newest disco or restaurant . |