Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [art] more than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the most significant unions could recruit no more than a small fraction of the workers in their industry . |
| 2 | The very circumstance , however , which made the public schools a perfect vehicle for propaganda — their isolation , through the boarding system , from the outside world and the idiosyncratic influence of families — ensured that Dr Arnold , in his crusade for the personal salvation of his charges , could enjoy no more than a limited success . |
| 3 | Overcrowded conditions meant that families could rent no more than a ‘ corner ’ of shared accommodation . |
| 4 | Although her brother , Bert , was now employed by a local fisherman , Arnold Spence , and could do no more than a few day 's work at Four Winds now and then , nevertheless her new arrangements left Harriet free to work outside herself and this regular exercise had a calming effect , releasing her from a great deal of inner tension . |
| 5 | Although he could see no more than the man 's black outline , he sensed it was a rival he was moving towards , one who saw himself as having rights in the moor , even rights of possession over it . |
| 6 | ‘ Show me , ’ whispered Wynne-Jones , but when he looked through the mask he could see no more than the darkness . |
| 7 | Because the subcutaneous heparin regimen in GISSI-2 was delayed , it could have no more than a moderate effect on activated partial thromboplastin time . |
| 8 | Again Harry could manage no more than a whisper . |
| 9 | Elsewhere , library responsibility could mean no more than an extra " free " period on top of an otherwise full teaching timetable , and this is clearly a serious constraint on project-related developments , even without the effects of industrial action on lunchtime and after-school working . |