Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adj] than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I had chosen to keep any of the more sensitive invertebrates I would not consider less than a 30 gallon capacity system . |
| 2 | Though yeah they wo n't trust more than the once . |
| 3 | This will leave a " flatter " drop which will magnify less than a spherical drop . |
| 4 | He hopes to show that , although we can not know quite what the former say we can , nevertheless we can still know more than the latter allow . |
| 5 | Only rarely do plans consider more than the simple spatial attributes of the housing stock . |
| 6 | If you want more , go inland ; if you can get by with less , stay in the city ; if you do n't need more than a square foot or so , go to the islands . |
| 7 | You 'll need more than a bottle of rum to get through this disaster of a voyage ! |
| 8 | Harper 's own wife would need more than a few such compliments when he reached home , for she had been adamantly opposed to her husband travelling to Brussels . |
| 9 | What 's more , we 'll need more than a fair share of luck . ’ |
| 10 | Which towns will need more than the average number of ( i ) schools and ( ii ) hospitals and nursing homes ? |
| 11 | Do you live far from a good shopping area so that you will need more than the average amount of food storage space and a large deep freeze ? |
| 12 | Historians of science who want to understand the development of contemporary theories will need more than the printed journals , they will need access to the electronic resource . |
| 13 | — I can jump higher than the Empire State Building . |
| 14 | In crystallography , each lattice point can accommodate more than a single atom . |
| 15 | Negotiation and discussion will achieve more than a row , but if a clash is unavoidable , explain to them why you were shouting . |
| 16 | The reverse happens when flying southerly headings and the compass will show more than the actual amount of the turn , so carry on past your actual heading . |
| 17 | Secondly , it allowed them to make virtue out of a necessity by pushing law and order once more ideologically centre-stage as another area where the individual could do more than the State . |
| 18 | ‘ You ca n't possibly do more than an hour , not after a full day 's rehearsal . |
| 19 | ‘ To make you happy , Schätzchen , I would give more than a Brancusi , ’ Thomas said softly . |
| 20 | I would n't hesitate about going along to another of the band 's gigs where , it is to be hoped , the audience would give more than a round of applause for the amount of hard work put into the show . |
| 21 | Names and positions are as important as addresses and telephone numbers and some directories do not give more than the editors ' and advertisement managers ' names . |
| 22 | But as we leave the twentieth century and reflect on the last 100 years , we should expect more than a shallow gallery of designer fancies . |
| 23 | Leaders may personally benefit more than the led but all share in the spin-offs from competent leadership . |
| 24 | Fats should contribute less than a third of the total energy in your diet . |
| 25 | Sotheby 's Harry Dalmeny said : ‘ You ca n't estimate the price of notoriety , his Military Cross and other medals may fetch more than the £2,000 we estimated . ’ |
| 26 | For the direct benefit of pupils it will be individual partners who will matter more than a grand design of co-operation . |
| 27 | Whilst out selling with sales manager Anne King [ and sold £1,500 in two days ] , they had an appointment with a certain Mr Gomez who could n't speak more than a couple of words of English . |
| 28 | Then through the window you could see it-smaller than a Concord and almost completely open with its canvas side-curtains rolled up and fastened-just turning out of the yard , and the next moment the jingling , rattling sound was right out front . |
| 29 | They do say that essential oils will often work quicker than a tablet . |
| 30 | And yet the horizontal moon might look bigger than the meridian moon in the other , non-objective , sense of ‘ looks ’ . |