Example sentences of "[be] more [adj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , they 're not cheap , they 're more e sometimes they 're more expensive to buy . |
| 2 | Erm and they 're , they 're more inclined to listen shop stewards and believe the lies we tell them , you know ? |
| 3 | So they 're telling you what their needs are , how concerned they are about it and what they wan na do about it because they 're more inclined to take your advice when they see you second time round , because telling is n't selling . |
| 4 | They 're more prepared to do the dishes or change nappies . |
| 5 | Do n't you think there 's a danger that if people are disappointed they 're more ready to try extreme solutions ? |
| 6 | If you could wave the programme we 're more likely to see you . |
| 7 | We 're more likely to see how silly it is . |
| 8 | Erm some women tend to have more pitch variation and they 're more emotional so they 're more likely to use encouraging tones er which can sometimes be seen to be slightly patronizing , whereas boys think it 's soppy to be emotional or expressive way , so that if you 're in school and you 're asking people to read out in class , erm a girl would be more likely to be more expressive , whereas a boy would be a little bit more monotonous , and just sort of read it out and not put any emotion into it . |
| 9 | Erm there is a study where they looked into erm men in the workforce and women and in the workforce and er if men worked together in factories it sort of reinforces their speech patterns , their workmates are reinforcing their speech pattern so they 're more likely to use non- standard . |
| 10 | and they 're more likely to give more money to us |
| 11 | They 're more likely to steer clear of involvement . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ THEY 'RE MORE LIKELY TO LIE ABOUT DRINK HABITS ’ |
| 13 | Although not strictly part of the academic programme , this is considered to be an important part of the project because if you enjoy your last experience of school , then you 're more likely to return to studying something at a later stage in life . |
| 14 | Because if somebody 's been on an employer marketing course , and the feel happy about it , they 're more likely to do mor employer visits in one day . |
| 15 | Single cells ca n't be moved with the mouse , and ranges which are in the process of being copied or moved look identical , so you 're more likely to lose track of what you 're doing . |
| 16 | They 're more likely to take you seriously then . ’ |
| 17 | What happens with a student is they 're more likely to take the piss . |
| 18 | I firmly believe that if you understand what is happening you 're more likely to enjoy using your equipment and more likely to use it successfully . |
| 19 | But in a place like this you 're more likely to turn from grand vacuous profundities to the rich detail around you — to the thriving , rare colony of alpine chickweed , for example , the lacy white delicacy of which brings this grey June landscape alive to the attentive eye . |
| 20 | ‘ They 're more likely to search you , ’ he whispers , ‘ hippy . ’ |
| 21 | They 're more likely to leave George 's reins to you for the time being . |
| 22 | A heart has just become available for transplant , with a patient waiting for it , so they want to hold blood for that , and for the weekend , when they 're more likely to need it for trauma cases . |
| 23 | But they 're more likely to bump into the Great Dragon of the North Sea , or Half Tan the Black , alias John Cleese . |
| 24 | And then they 're more likely to hit , they 're more likely to hit |
| 25 | And then they 're more likely to hit , they 're more likely to hit |
| 26 | The latest buzz is that you 're more likely to snore if you smoke . |
| 27 | Cos you 're more likely to land on |
| 28 | Looking after children is certainly not a joint commitment — you 're more likely to garden together than share responsibilities for the children ! |
| 29 | To check the registration , look closely at the horizontal lines on the screen , preferably against a white background ; if they have red and green edges it means that the registration is out , and you 're more likely to develop eyestrain . |
| 30 | If they feel reasonably safe about appointing you , you 're more likely to get the job than somebody they do n't know . |