Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] more than " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in cities like San Francisco and New York , where the NAP is a familiar presence , judgments of a different sort — ‘ deceitful ’ , ‘ divisive ’ , ‘ political destroyers ’ , ‘ Moonies of the left ’ — echo with remarkable consistency from the lips of activists , black and white alike , who have encountered Fulani , the NAP and party leader Fred Newman through more than a speech . |
| 2 | Because Ermolov had been commanding Russia 's forces in the Caucasus for more than a decade ( and because he was something of a maverick ) , Paskevich had more friends in St Petersburg . |
| 3 | His appointment is part of the most radical restructuring of Whitehall for more than a decade , with the creation of two new ministerial posts . |
| 4 | In London this weekend Robert described the revelations from the Clay trial as media sensation , Mr who is still on the payroll , he said has not lobbied for G Tec for more than a year . |
| 5 | The only people who did keep in touch with Ken for more than a block of years in which they were extremely close , only for it all to fade away , were Stanley Baxter and Gordon Jackson . |
| 6 | Mr Packer was being actively lobbied to take joint venture control of the Bond Media Channel 9 Network , which he sold to Mr Bond for more than A$1billion several years ago . |
| 7 | Since France was pro-Egyptian and Britain 's fleets were otherwise engaged , the Sultan had to ask Russia for more than diplomatic assistance . |
| 8 | Yesterday , Achievements marched up and down the grey columns of the party paper Neues Deutschland with more than usual determination . |
| 9 | County secretary Philip August said : ‘ We do n't anticipate any problems after watching Kevin bowl in the nets at Lilleshall for more than an hour . ’ |
| 10 | Afterwards , I eyed the other pedestrians in Soho Square with more than usual paranoia , ready for any one of them to turn into a crack-crazed mugger . |
| 11 | At 31 Luc Niholt comes to Swindon with more than a decade 's experience in the Dutch Premier League … a spell in Switzerland … and three years at Motherwell where he won a Scottish Cup winners medal . |
| 12 | No-one told him that BCR trains had already been working into Craven Arms for more than a fortnight . |
| 13 | They reembarked and returned to the UK after more than a month at sea . |
| 14 | He was speaking after one of his planes with just over 100 Britons on board left Jordan with more than half the seats empty because of diplomatic red tape . |
| 15 | It was Scots who had invented the steam engine , tarmacadam , the telephone , the Dunlop tyre , chloroform , Listerine , penicillin , television ; Scots who had risen to command foreign armies and navies and whose courage as kilted soldiers in the First World War had led the Germans to dub them ‘ the ladies from hell ’ ; Scots , of whom one had helped to found the Bank of England , who had made Edinburgh into one of the great financial centres of Europe ; Scots who had provided Westminster with more than her share of British Prime Ministers ; Scots who with only a tenth of the population of Britain , had yet supplied England with one fifth of her professional classes . |
| 16 | Fred Clasper may have moved on to a new fighting ground but he , and men like him , left behind their destructive trade-mark on Britain for more than a decade . |
| 17 | Bilsthorpe colliery , scene of the worst pit accident in Britain for more than a decade . |
| 18 | Dubai , UAE : International Paint ( Gulf ) has secured a contract in Iran worth more than US$1.5 million to refurbish an oil refinery and supply depots . |
| 19 | The model chosen was not simply London but the practice of higher education generally in Britain with more than a flavour , ab initio , of Oxford and Cambridge . |
| 20 | The Bugatti Owners Club has been holding meetings at Prescott Hill near Cheltenham for more than half a century . |
| 21 | The NCCSL works closely with other religious and secular organisations in its efforts to make a contribution towards encouraging and assisting individuals and communities whose lives have been devastated by the ongoing violence and ethnic conflict that have wracked Sri Lanka for more than a decade . |
| 22 | Meanwhile , Tory backbenchers voiced their concern that speedy action should be taken over juvenile crime when about 25 MPs met Mr Clarke for more than an hour at a private meeting at the Commons . |
| 23 | He gave it the significance of a personal belief and turning lazily in his chair to inform Charles with more than a trace of arrogance , ‘ Old Guards ’ proverb . ’ |
| 24 | Watching her , Ross asked smoothly , ‘ Is it going to be a problem for you , staying away from London for more than a few days ? ’ |
| 25 | Max Pechstein 's painting ‘ Sunset ’ of 1929 provided a surprise success , selling to the USA for more than double its estimate at DM440,000 ( £176,000 ; $281,600 ) . |
| 26 | Commented RAC Rescue Services head of marketing , Andy Brown : ‘ It is quite amazing to think that many of the longest surviving members have belonged to the RAC for more than two-thirds of its 95-year history . |
| 27 | JOB LOSSES in whisky bottling and the post office will increase unemployment in Perth by more than a third , according to a report commissioned by Tayside Regional Council . |
| 28 | ‘ T'was in more than t'colour of his hair that he was like a fox , ’ the maid replied . |