Example sentences of "would [vb infin] more than a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ To make you happy , Schätzchen , I would give more than a Brancusi , ’ Thomas said softly .
2 I would n't hesitate about going along to another of the band 's gigs where , it is to be hoped , the audience would give more than a round of applause for the amount of hard work put into the show .
3 Today so few theatregoers travel by bus that it would take more than a strike of the red giants to kill anything on stage .
4 ‘ In places this size , you come away saying it would take more than a day to see them , ’ said Mr Craig .
5 ‘ It would take more than a ring to get me into your bed , ’ she retorted furiously .
6 Add the life and colour of cities such as New York , Washington , San Francisco and Vancouver , and this is a land it would take more than a lifetime to truly discover .
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