Example sentences of "[vb infin] for more [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How can I get them doing any more interesting work if they ca n't concentrate for more than ten minutes at a time ? |
| 2 | If the feeding tube were withdrawn Tony would not survive for more than two weeks . |
| 3 | One of the most important Chinese ceramics to appear at auction and of Ming Imperial Porcelain , it should sell for more than $2.5 million ( £1,633,000 ) . |
| 4 | The president and the vice-president are elected for one year and they are eligible for re-election , although they may not serve for more than three years . |
| 5 | There is also opposition to the principle that companies can bid for more than one commercial television licence : the IBA has warned the government this will make management of the network between now and 1993 very difficult . |
| 6 | The parliament can not sit for more than six months of the year ( Article 28 ) ; the agenda is entirely determined by the government , its legislative duties are restricted to a specific range of policy areas ( Article 34 ) and its ability to hold ministers to account and to scrutinise and amend legislation is pitifully small . |
| 7 | However , the effect did not last for more than two days at a time because Owen 's diet was still too high in white sugar and chemical additives . |
| 8 | A well-planned garden has a variety of dramatic effects which can last for more than one season . |
| 9 | Straightforward leave applications are often decided without an oral hearing ; but even when there is a hearing in order to clarify issues , leave proceedings are meant to be very brief : a recent practice statement requires special notice to be given if it is anticipated that the leave application will last for more than 30 minutes . |
| 10 | A year ago , applications software made up less than half Microsoft 's sales ; this year it will account for more than 60% . |
| 11 | Contemporary observers were quite clear that the modest decline in marriage around 1870 could not account for more than 10 per cent of the fall in births ( Yule 1906 ) . |
| 12 | As regards content , the convention established that , where practicable , a majority of European works should be screened ; as regards advertising , it established that advertisements should not account for more than 15 per cent of daily transmission time . |
| 13 | Holdings of unlisted shares must not account for more than 15 per cent of total investment . |