Example sentences of "he [verb] more than a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That means Clarke will miss the Greenalls Lancashire Cup final in a fortnight , assuming Wigan beat Oldham in tomorrow 's semi-final and he receives more than a one-match ban . |
| 2 | Even so , in his mid-sixties and preparing to retire , he created more than a literary stir with the publication of a series of poems in vers libre on contemporary themes ( Fascism , war , pacifism ) which , in 1944 , were published in a volume entitled Y Dwymyn ( The Fever ) ( 2nd edn. 1972 ) . |
| 3 | And now we look closer at Stan Gilligrew , he bears more than a passing resemblance to a certain well-known PR consultant . |
| 4 | He 's uglier than Corky , fatter than Phi and has less charm than Steve — in fact he bears more than a passing resemblance to Lucy ! |
| 5 | ‘ He took more than a proper liking to me , and when I indicated that I was not interested in his advances he had me cast off … without a reference , so that I can not find suitable employment . ’ |
| 6 | On a good day a driver could make over $2.75 ; if he has a month of good days he earns more than a civil servant . |