Example sentences of "[vb base] more than [art] " 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 | The following are our special letter services which you should use when you want more than the ordinary letter post . |
| 5 | The following are our special letter services , which you should use when you want more than the ordinary post . |
| 6 | Feminism is a given — but I want more than the political outline . |
| 7 | This sponge superficially resembles a living bath sponge more than the other sponges in this book , being bun-shaped , with a minutely pitted external surface . |
| 8 | In practice , of course , a large number of these relationships rarely involve more than a few people . |
| 9 | Many industrial buying decisions involve more than the buyer and in some cases the technical specifier , production personnel and finance personnel are involved . |
| 10 | MANY readers have made enquiries about Treble Chance entries that cover more than the popular 16-match total . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | As it is , basic-rate taxpayers who earn more than the £16,900 ceiling face a marginal tax rate of 25% , while those earning less than the ceiling face a rate of 34% . |
| 13 | If you earn more than the LEL , you pay contributions on all earnings — a big disincentive to raising your hours , and therefore your pay , by that small amount . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | When soils receive more than the critical load , the natural capacity to neutralize acidity is overwhelmed , cations ( e.g. calcium ) are leached out , phosphorus is retained and aluminium and trace metals appear in the soil water . |
| 16 | Many show more than a tenfold increase in acidity since 1850 . |
| 17 | If negotiations yield more than the required rise then too much scrapping may result , generating unemployment . |
| 18 | It was mizzling steadily , so I had lashed out on a minibus ticket , which cost more than a taxi would here . |
| 19 | Many router tables cost more than a basic router , but TKA Developments has launched a basic steel-framed table that may suit home workshops . |
| 20 | The goods always cost more than the mere monetary price ; and it is the object of the system to externalise these costs , by passing them on to the poor or to the impaired resource-base of the earth , and by inviting even the rich to live in collusive dissociation from the costs they , too , must pay . |
| 21 | These CDs cost more than the major company ones , but this is fair enough since the higher costs have to be spread over a smaller volume . |
| 22 | You can choose glasses that cost more than the value of your voucher and pay the difference yourself . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 25 | They are very much a part of the scene nowadays and they certainly deserve more than a derisory four laps . |
| 26 | You deserve more than a medal . |
| 27 | Good luck , Mr Greer , you deserve more than a medal . |
| 28 | A team is a small group ( 6 to 8 people is a typical size ) who co-operate together in such a way that they accomplish more than the sum total of the individuals . |
| 29 | Urban Hype do it as well as anyone else , but you crave more than the Barney McGrew nonsense of ‘ Trip ( geddit ? ) |
| 30 | Er I think I am on version ten , I do n't know whether that 's one or two more than , but er , the officers have worked , worked very hard and I 'm very grateful to them , erm I 'm also very grateful to the primary heads , secondary heads , their own staff associations , and the representatives of the governors for whom Hilary , Bob and I have met , and er we 've listened very carefully to what they have to say and we 've done our modest best to er to er use their priorities as well as our own perhaps political one , we 've looked at the educational value er , I suspect more than the other two groups erm than the political sum . |