Example sentences of "had [adj] than a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If not — and those papers had less than a quarter of the total circulation — it was broadsheet . |
| 2 | Neither side had more than a couple of scoring chances in the first half , and Ecchinswell took advantage of the first of these , breaking through after dispossessing Martin Whiddett on the sideline and finding a vast opening in the Alton defence . |
| 3 | ‘ We rarely had more than a couple of deliveries a day — we did n't have the space . |
| 4 | Much of James 's statement had more than a modicum of truth . |
| 5 | Their winner , an own goal from Nick Henry in the 13th minute , had more than a shade of good fortune about it . |
| 6 | Actually , I had more than a hand in it ; I designed all of Crate 's new tube line , even though it does n't have my name on it . |
| 7 | At home he rarely had more than a piece of toast and marmalade for breakfast , but when he was away he ate the whole cooked breakfast . |
| 8 | These first three Muftis of the capital , as well as their immediate successors , never had more than a priority of rank over those of the provinces . " |