Example sentences of "more than [det] the [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More than half the 500 people quizzed in a poll said they would not use the Chunnel . |
| 2 | More than half the 100 exhibitors have indicated that they will be using Rooftec for the launch of new or updated products , and these will be short-listed for the Federation 's coveted ‘ Ken Soulsby Innovation Award . ’ |
| 3 | In the Borders , Peter Jeary , director of finance , said that more than half the 47,000 households on the council tax register would pay less than the regional community charge bills of £312 in 1992-93 . |
| 4 | More than half the 30,000 Syrians to have entered Lebanon were now approaching the city that lay below them in the early morning heat , its dim perspective merging into the Mediterranean . |
| 5 | Locally , it is estimated that more than half the 200 Health Authorities in England and Wales designated a responsible officer , and that there was a greater volume and variety of activity than ever before : traditional courses were supplemented by a new range of imaginative options , to which more managers than ever before had access . |
| 6 | Official figures indicated that more than half the 2,900,000 electorate did not vote . |