Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was far more in this than met the eye . |
| 2 | oh our Linda was the one , you 'd get her settled down and you know what it , if you as much as turned the light switch off |
| 3 | Nobody had so much as breathed the word ‘ Wages ’ . |
| 4 | Whereas Gaston had managed to buy a small boat to go fishing , Marius had not so much as managed the purchase of two matching garden chairs . |
| 5 | That 's 45 per cent more than in 1990 , but virtually half as many as visited the Paris show . |
| 6 | The Captain had as good as said the same himself about the traces of lamb 's meat in the truck . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , it 's all right , she did n't even hesitate , she as good as popped the question herself . ’ |
| 8 | For a while , there , he 'd as good as haunted the place in the late afternoons … but then the van had broken down and getting into town had n't been so easy , and besides the restaurant had become so damned busy that he 'd become just another face in an ever-changing crowd . |
| 9 | They may find this rather more awkward though given the abrasive edge which Kilkenny possess . |
| 10 | The office of collector of supply was one which held its value over time , for the salary appears to have increased at a rate which more than compensated the holder for the ravages of inflation . |
| 11 | These takings of a mere £250 more than covered the expenses but , more importantly , gave Billy Butlin the reputation of one of the country 's leading showmen . |
| 12 | For the rest , the euphoria that they experienced more than matched the unpleasantness . |
| 13 | In both schools , the investment in furniture , fittings , and decoration , and no less importantly in teacher-librarians , was substantial , and as the head of School A argued , may well have more than matched the project grant . |
| 14 | The most daunting problem facing Louis Gerstner is that as yet he has absolutely no idea just how much he does n't know — and he will be Superman if in six months he has more than scratched the surface on that problem . |
| 15 | Clearly the same did not occur in the UK ; the increased propensity to offend more than counterbalanced the decline in the high-offender groups in the population ( Liddelow 1990 ) . |
| 16 | In 1845 the " Railway Mania " began , when the plans for new lines submitted to Parliament would , if passed and carried out , have more than trebled the country 's railway mileage . |
| 17 | Police have more than trebled the reward on offer for the capture of a serial rapist . |
| 18 | Tony 's Cornish landscapes , in frames of plain gilt , looked well ; their rich browns , yellows and orange tones warmed the room and more than balanced the white walls . |
| 19 | This example shows that tailing has more than prevented the loss of £22 424 from meeting variation margin payments . |
| 20 | He sensed more than heard the scuffle of trainer shoes on concrete behind him and threw a casual glance over his shoulder . |
| 21 | John Strafford of Beaconsfield was given a standing ovation after declaring that the people of Northern Ireland had ‘ more than earned the right to be members of the Conservative Party ’ . |
| 22 | He has more than earned the right to confront the IRA with the tragic error of their ways and to demand a cease-fire . |
| 23 | The Conservative Government has more than halved the top rate of tax . |
| 24 | Today , the oil glut and effects of war have more than halved the figure and there are few other industries able to boost export earnings . |
| 25 | The public were shocked when shown the foetal model , that anybody could kill these babies . |
| 26 | Our younger child was bitterly disappointed when shown the discreet little warning notices . |