Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [verb] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I suspect that the unhappiness at home threw me even deeper into my ornithology , and made me want to spend more and more time with birds . |
| 2 | She makes you see reason — she made me want to smile more and drink less . |
| 3 | On Oct. 25 France announced the suspension of aid , and the last French troops were withdrawn on Oct. 30 in spite of calls from the opposition for them to remain to prevent more killing . |
| 4 | Were I to agree to do more than that , it might have the effect of making it extremely difficult for either management or employees to launch a successful bid . |
| 5 | Do I want to buy more hash , a chunky offering for my wicker mini-basket ? |
| 6 | Er but she 's a member and we went there for lunch and it was the ideal place , you know , cos there were n't any , many people around and so we had quite a nice lunch and erm whilst we were there we then had a drink in er in the bar and erm her the , the secretary of the club , a lady , came to talk to Barbara and she mentioned that she 'd seen her on Blind Date you see , and so I got to know more by listening to them two speaking er and er that 's where I learnt about er that . |
| 7 | I hate cooking more than housework . |
| 8 | But I tend to eat more chicken and fish and things like that now |
| 9 | The privatization which handed over administration of benefit payments to employers was the brainchild of Sir Norman do I need to say more ? |
| 10 | Do I need to know more ? |
| 11 | And and I 'm all in favour as I say getting more through the letter box , it 's easier for us and it But I I think I mean I 'm quite happy to leave this now and just carry on with the bridal But we have to make this pay itself |
| 12 | I want to spend more time at home and in my constituency . ’ |
| 13 | And I want to see more of France — I had a ball there — but after Paris I went to Spain and got really ill . |
| 14 | I want to see more of what 's going on . |
| 15 | ‘ I want to see more of that , ’ said Allan , ‘ People looking for an answer from TOP first , rather than trying some other way and only using the philosophy as a last resort . |
| 16 | More needs to be done and I want to see more focus on this key area of economic policy . ’ |
| 17 | Leap of Faith will be my third completely straight movie and I want to do more of that and less comedy . |
| 18 | The sci-fi movie , filmed at Pinewood Studios , is the last such epic for Sigourney , she says , adding : ‘ I want to do more love stories . |
| 19 | I will try to slant my handwriting to be more adult like , I will try to get many merit points , I will try to get at the top sets for every lesson you are in the top sets for every lesson do well in them , I want to carry on my good progress in the sports area , I do many sports now and I want to do more |
| 20 | I want to get more experience under my belt . |
| 21 | Well well I want to understand more about Kuwait , though , as a result of this programme , and a lot of people do n't really know what it means to be Kuwaiti . |
| 22 | I pay , for I want to hear more of Elena 's story , to compare it with what I learned earlier in the evening . |
| 23 | ‘ I want to hear more stories , ’ Walterkin said . |
| 24 | I drink because I want to suffer more and more . ’ |
| 25 | Nicholas Roe , a writer who used to be a fishmonger , says : ‘ I seemed to spend more time sending fish back than selling it . |
| 26 | I seemed to have more time to get things together the second time and Fringe stayed beside Bob fairly smoothly to the end . |
| 27 | And I went round town on Saturday and I 'd gone more or less from work as well so I 'd got my big bag with me and ooh my shoulder ! |
| 28 | I 'd envisioned more movement , excitement — fantasy , even . ’ |
| 29 | I wish I 'd bought more of them . |
| 30 | But I 'd dealt more or less with the small firms even to the the extent of collecting dues . |