Example sentences of "[be] [pron] more [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He ’ proved to be something more alien : a dark-haired dusky woman . |
| 2 | There 's nothing more cutting than politeness , if it 's used right ! |
| 3 | The same section of the population remarked in November ‘ that the Führer had spoken more than normally about God ’ , that ‘ apparently even among the old Nazis there 's nothing more doing without God ’ , which accorded badly , however , with the way the Party was treating the Church . |
| 4 | Even forgetting the music , there 's nothing more soul destroying than discovering that the constituent parts of the lean , mean Rock'n'Roll machine you worshipped as a kid have subsequently developed beer bellies , a penchant for incontinence wear and an alarming tendency to part their hair Jack Charlton- style an inch and a half above the right ear . |
| 5 | Few are in any doubt that there is plenty more pain to come , and it may well be that the interim management is now expected to clear the decks , steel itself to announce another enormous net loss for the current quarter and let the new chief executive and team come in with a clean sheet . |
| 6 | Well we 're not bot too bothered about , is there more chance or less chance ? |
| 7 | I looked at my watch ; ‘ Is there more toast ? ’ |
| 8 | Why is there more irrigation in East Anglia and the Fens than in other parts of Britain ? |
| 9 | Thorfinn said , ‘ Is there more news from Scandlain ? ’ |
| 10 | is it more news or |
| 11 | Until the 7th May there 's lots more happening at your 8 till late . |
| 12 | I do n't think there 's anything more rock'n'roll than that . ’ |
| 13 | Quinn had stopped ; there was nothing more tie could do . |
| 14 | To people in racing , there was nothing more suspect than a professional who allowed outside concerns to impinge on the real world — the world of racing . |
| 15 | Organiser Kevin Horton said there was plenty more support as yet untapped . |
| 16 | Was , was there more fear , wa wa was it more likely that the press would fear repercussions on them in some way , if they were to break confidences . |
| 17 | But all she wanted was lots more glamour . |