Example sentences of "too [adj] [verb] more than a " in BNC.

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1 Where the returns from criminal work had been too limited to support more than a small number of firms , they had now increased while other firms felt under economic threat .
2 The evidence for such changes from past excavations is rarely satisfactory and is almost entirely based on the coins , which , in many cases , is far too slight to offer more than a hint .
3 He was too full to make more than a token protest when Lorton removed the bowl and rolled up the newspaper .
4 She had been caught between relief and disappointment in that moment , but one of the waitresses had materialised at her side to ask a question , and for the rest of the evening she had been too busy to spare more than a passing occasional thought for the man with the still dark eyes .
5 Part Two consists of an appraisal of each of the 17 counties — Durham are still too young to warrant more than a mention .
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