Example sentences of "[vb base] more [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Port Solent has a choice of houses and apartments to suit the various needs of the yachtsman and those who want more than a home on the waterfront . |
| 2 | Admit you want more than a mere boy can offer . |
| 3 | Should n't worry you we alright , I want more than a c ake |
| 4 | In practice , of course , a large number of these relationships rarely involve more than a few people . |
| 5 | At The American College in London you earn more than a degree — you receive an education with a career focus and individual attention from faculty who are professionals in their fields . |
| 6 | He would not , if Thiercelin was any judge , receive more than a curt acknowledgement from the emperor , who disliked him at least as much as most . |
| 7 | Many show more than a tenfold increase in acidity since 1850 . |
| 8 | It was mizzling steadily , so I had lashed out on a minibus ticket , which cost more than a taxi would here . |
| 9 | Many router tables cost more than a basic router , but TKA Developments has launched a basic steel-framed table that may suit home workshops . |
| 10 | His use of skilled craftspeople to make his objects , his thorough-going professionalism , his choice of imagery — ‘ whitened ’ black pop star Michael Jackson , porno-politician La Cicciolina — pose questions about the relationship between the commodity and the object of affective value which deserve more than a one-line dismissal . |
| 11 | ‘ I think you deserve more than a certain amount of punishment for making me wet and nearly giving me a heart-attack — Do you know how difficult it would have been to get an ambulance out here to you ? ’ |
| 12 | They are very much a part of the scene nowadays and they certainly deserve more than a derisory four laps . |
| 13 | You deserve more than a medal . |
| 14 | Good luck , Mr Greer , you deserve more than a medal . |
| 15 | One thing you must not do , however , is add more than a small amount of paint to control surfaces . |
| 16 | Today , of course , the process is mechanized ; four hundred razor-sharp cutting discs slice more than a yard of cloth in one swift pass . |
| 17 | If you see and screen more than a certain target number of patients you will get paid more . ’ |
| 18 | This is done as soon as some function is declared ( the simplest necessary declaration is that some solid entities are being entered ) and some volume exists , ie geometric entities that give more than a single coordinate value in each orthogonal direction . |
| 19 | The complex was rebuilt after a firebomb attack more than a year ago , and its owners certainly have made the most of the opportunity . |
| 20 | In the wild clownfish seldom stray more than a metre or so from their anemone and are therefore good aquarium subjects , finding no difficultly in settling down in the confines of the average home system . |
| 21 | I believe in trickle filters , but they rarely get more than a passing mention . |
| 22 | With our ingenious roofrack , you get more than a practical convertible . |
| 23 | Well , I , I wan na go skiing as well , so you get more than a day trip . |
| 24 | But the community care reforms imply more than a shift in the location of care . |
| 25 | Erm you could n't put erm anything that was you know more than a small pedal bin size . |
| 26 | We lack more than a will , and a needed oblivion ; we lack even the starting point of identity : a name . |
| 27 | Father Wrench , however , as he is sometimes called — will never allow more than a proper quantity of either ale , wine or spirits … |
| 28 | the pundits reckon more than a £100,000 resting on the Pall mall alone . |
| 29 | Without a happy and secure nest , you feel more than a little crabby . |
| 30 | But the lingering memory of the ghostly horse and a nervousness which could n't be denied at the thought of meeting the Danbys made her feel more than a little awkward . |