Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] more [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was funny to hear Sir Bernard Ingham telling us on that delayed programme about the recession , which Samir Shah so bravely defended , that Mrs Thatcher was too nice to sack people ( bless you , Bernard , she got through more company than Sweeney Todd ) . |
| 2 | I asked for more work — anything to keep my mind occupied . |
| 3 | At the outset we asked for more help from the congregation . |
| 4 | I asked for more money because of Zadak : I wanted to give him money for rain . |
| 5 | If I analyse the bosses I 've worked for , the ones who irritated me the most were the ones who were indecisive and who constantly asked for more information just to delay making a decision . |
| 6 | The US Federal Trade Commission is reviewing a new staff report on the anti-trust allegations against Microsoft Corp , but a decision on the matter probably is still weeks away , lawyers familiar with the case told the Wall Street Journal : with a two-to-two vote in February , the commission did n't accept staff recommendations to seek an injunction preventing the company from using its market power to engage in allegedly unfair competitive practices ; after the tied vote , the commissioners asked for more information in an effort to resolve the deadlock ; the status report , which was delivered to commissioners last week , provides additional support for the staff 's call for action . |
| 7 | And when I say I asked for more polenta , you will know that we were dealing with an intake situation of Road to Damascus proportions . |
| 8 | Magistrates adjourned the hearing until later today after a solicitor asked for more time to consult his clients . |
| 9 | ND argued for more free-market economic policies and deep cuts in government spending , while Pasok and Synaspismos called for the preservation of welfare provisions and for a higher productivity in the public sector . |
| 10 | Benjamin turned and shouted for more wine . |
| 11 | Labour also moved towards more concern for the consumer , towards an acceptance of the need for legal curbs on the power of the unions , and the party 's need to confirm itself as the defence of the law and order sought by working-class citizens . |
| 12 | She added with more assurance that Beuno would also soon return from his walk to the waterfall , and then wondered aloud where the Molesworths were , because in a minute they would be late . |
| 13 | Catching Lucy 's expression , she added with more emphasis , ‘ Really , I will . ’ |
| 14 | Then , as though unable to keep her thoughts to herself , she added with more force , ‘ I must say you 've changed during the last three years . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Come to think of it , ’ she added with more interest , ‘ what do they use them for ? |
| 16 | But Mr Major was expected to face stormy Commons scenes as he came under more pressure during Prime Minister 's question time this afternoon . |
| 17 | He was facing stormy Commons scenes this afternoon as he came under more pressure during Prime Minister 's question time . |
| 18 | But Mr Major was expected to face stormy Commons scenes as he came under more pressure during Prime Minister 's question time this afternoon . |
| 19 | Meanwhile England 's shell-shocked footballers came under more fire yesterday for insulting American goalkeeping hero Tony Meola during the 2–0 defeat in Boston . |
| 20 | Certainly the boards we studied in more depth had made serious efforts to understand their duties and responsibilities . |
| 21 | Fretwell ( 1982 ) studied in more detail the clinical learning environment . |
| 22 | With respect to certain of the other temporary workers whose use we studied in more detail , it was not their employment status which was of interest but the way in which their " temporariness " was distinguished [ see Chapter 7 ] . |
| 23 | The revival by the Party of an old Mao maxim , ‘ Seeking from facts ’ , also allowed for more flexibility in the political sphere and rejection of political dogma . |
| 24 | The second morning consisted of more drill accompanied by the ever-falling snow , which this time had a two inch start on them , followed by another lunch of bread and cheese . |
| 25 | At the last minute , stir in a few coriander leaves , and serve on a large platter , garnished with more coriander leaves . |
| 26 | Shell , recently fined over £1m for an oil spillage , got into more trouble . |
| 27 | Well , so long as no one tells Phena , everything should be all right , should n't it ? ’ she asked with more hope than expectation . |
| 28 | I see and you arranged for more information to be passed on to Superintendent is that it ? |
| 29 | ‘ That guy back there was n't human , ’ I observed with more perspicacity than a panty-girdle pedlar at a Tupperware party . |
| 30 | Polytechnic directors yesterday called for more government funding . |