Example sentences of "[adj] to do more than " in BNC.
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| 1 | The real message that came from this question was that many family and part-time farmers had wives willing to do more than at present . |
| 2 | It would be impossible to do more than speculate . |
| 3 | Sally-Anne never knew precisely how she did it , but the next moment the shorter one was speaking to Rose , and the taller one had his wandering eye on a shrinking Sally-Anne , who was too confused to do more than understand that the Mashers were agreeing to buy supper for Rose and herself — in exchange for what ? |
| 4 | ‘ I have a stud farm , and as I was saying I 'm usually too shattered to do more than crawl into bed at the end of the day . |
| 5 | Already several of the rabbits were asleep , crouched uneasily between the thick stems , aware of the chance of danger but too tired to do more than trust to luck . |
| 6 | While Parliament itself can regulate such matters it has shown itself reluctant to do more than call on " the good sense of M.P.s not to abuse their privilege . " |
| 7 | Pedantic or fearful , Nicholas was reluctant to do more than ask Turkey to abide by earlier Russo-Turkish agreements . |
| 8 | Their mother was unable to do more than feed the girls and keep them clean ; her affection was reserved for the boys , it seems . |
| 9 | The Russians speedily crushed the revolt , with the USA unable to do more than stand by and condemn their action . |
| 10 | ‘ And the Angus men , I can tell you , were too busy to do more than yell insults at the other Angus men . |
| 11 | By lunchtime Wexford and Burden had interviewed all those members of the darts club that had been present at Jack Pertwee 's stag party with the exception of Maurice Cullam , but none of them had been able to do more than confirm that Hatton had been aggressive , vain and malicious and that he had been carrying a great deal of money . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll have to lock up the pages before seven , and I doubt Mike will be able to do more than meet the deadline . |
| 13 | In these few paragraphs we have not been able to do more than provide a sketchy summary of these rich concepts . |
| 14 | The absence of any prospect of being able to do more than survive on the finances available to them can be deeply depressing . |
| 15 | His premiership appeared not so much to be running out as running down , Few believed that when he came back in the autumn he would be able to do more than coast gently and desultorily along for another six months . |
| 16 | No Government could have done more against crime than we have , and no future Government would be able to do more than we will . |
| 17 | ‘ A number of people asked us if we could save the ponds and we thought we might be able to do more than that . |
| 18 | I have not been able to do more than suggest the rough outline of this approach . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said , too shocked to do more than whisper . |
| 20 | These are generally considered unsuitable for modern treatment of the mentally ill , but so long as demand for beds is high it is difficult to do more than try to upgrade and improve them . |
| 21 | As such it is difficult to do more than introduce some issues and concentrate only on the subset of issues that have figured most prominently in the public finance sub-discipline . |
| 22 | The girls were now too close to their exam , too anxious to do more than lift their faces to him , but out of the tiredness and filth of lime he could be seen looking often at their heads bent over the lamplit pages in what looked close to melancholy and sunken reflection . |
| 23 | Some of the students were getting ready to do more than talk . |