Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] more [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or perhaps it is all that rain which makes me want more water . |
| 2 | They should let them buy more land and do more council building . |
| 3 | Channel 5 Everyone wants more choice , and Channel 5 has been driven by technological developments . |
| 4 | When asked if he thought Essex 's capital allocation was adequate , Mr Burns replied : ‘ Nothing is ever adequate by definition — everyone wants more money . |
| 5 | Well I suppose more salted meat I mean more home home butching and erm making bread I suppose or the womenfolk were likely baking every day . |
| 6 | ‘ I lose more telephone directories that way . ’ |
| 7 | Roger ( 5.1 ) : I got more hair than you , Rodney . |
| 8 | I got more chance of catching a fish now cos we 're going Saturday and Sunday ! |
| 9 | She could say , ‘ I feel I need more notice if you ca n't make it . |
| 10 | You do not enter into any details respecting the Voyage , where you are resident etc. in fact I gleaned more information on these points from one of Gilbert 's Letters to a friend of his than from all 3 of yours — We are , however , delighted to find your expedition progressing so satisfactorily and anxiously hope it may continue to do so . ’ |
| 11 | Which yeah I said well there 's nobody else , I said they get on and you say I want more money but he said it 's a nightmare . |
| 12 | I want more toast . |
| 13 | ‘ I want more emphasis on the fear of deterrents than the fear of crime , ’ he said . |
| 14 | Now that the good weather has arrived I feel trapped in the shop , and I want more time to enjoy other interests such as cricket and walking . |
| 15 | If I want more information , I 'll ask a supplementary . |
| 16 | I want more roast , yeah . |
| 17 | Karl Hamer , Anchor Ford divisional director , with three dealerships in the midlands , says : ‘ I earn more money because Ford 's package is better than any other — and better too for the buyer . ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ We met on this show , got married , and now we 're getting divorced because I earn more money than him . |
| 19 | The next day I got all my guns ready and I put more wood and young trees around my house . |
| 20 | I affected more fear than I felt . |
| 21 | Can I feel more pressure on the outside or the inside of my feet ? |
| 22 | please , cos I appreciate more manuscript paper . |
| 23 | I poured more brandy . |
| 24 | I like more richness — as in Manservant and Maidservant . |
| 25 | ‘ 'Sides , I like more flesh on my women . |
| 26 | ‘ Yes , ’ replied Burton , ‘ but I get more money . ’ |
| 27 | I get more work because they say I am good . |
| 28 | I 'll get better at this as I get more practice . |
| 29 | Let me give you one or two specific examples , I 'm always interested , having been in a college for thirty five years in adult education , I 'm interested in the primary schools and I must admit I get more job satisfaction the moment we go in a primary schools than ever I had when I was in the college itself ! |
| 30 | In a case like this it is often a matter of assessing quickly ‘ Am I sure that I can reach the field , or if I get more sink will I fail to get there ? ’ |