Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] more [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having sorted out his long game he just needs to acquire more consistency around the green . |
| 2 | Now it wants to stimulate more investment by reducing the bureaucracy and allowing foreigners to have a controlling interest in hotel and tourist developments . |
| 3 | Lynne wants to see more workplace creches available and believes Labour offers the best policies for mums but questions how they will pay for some of their ideas . |
| 4 | And there is also the crucial issue of political financing which we 've heard about already this morning , and which is such a vexed question in French Spanish , and Italian politics now everybody wants to see more money coming from an expanded , er , political membership . |
| 5 | The new chairman of the physics committee , Professor Michael Hart of Kings College , London , wants to see more representation of mainstream physics at the highest levels within the SERC — especially on the council itself . |
| 6 | The transport secretary thinks Britain needs more roads , and therefore wants to extract more money from road-users . |
| 7 | As it has to pump more blood round the body to service the muscles you 're using , it will get bigger and stronger in order to do so more efficiently . |
| 8 | Additionally , because the bridle will be wrapped in with the kite , and handled frequently , it has to withstand more abuse than the kitelines . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've been trying to get it into his thinking that he has to do more running , that he has to fight more and that there are defensive duties he has to do . ’ |
| 10 | This explains why it is strictly impossible to omit to in : ( 35 ) He needs to do more exercise . |
| 11 | Hamstrung at home , AT&T needs to do more business abroad . |
| 12 | When you shorten distances between elements in a line of jumps , the horse simply has to bring its hocks under more than it is currently doing … while doing so the horse has to shift more weight from its forehand to its quarters , which are thus lowered and ‘ engaged ’ . |
| 13 | Symantec really needs to pay more attention to the European virus scene if NAV is to compete with commercial and shareware rivals on this side of the pond . |
| 14 | To justify its existence , a conglomerate 's headquarters has to add more value than an independent business unit could get from outside advisers and banks . |
| 15 | In order to attract more users , it needs to offer more information . |
| 16 | He says he wants to spend more time in his constituency . |
| 17 | While the nation mourns ( not ) over the sudden cancellation of the SHAKESPEAR 'S SISTER mega-tour , it would seem that the reason behind the decision had little to do with SIOBHAN 's nervous exhaustion and more to do with the fact that hubbie DAVE STEWART wants to spend more time with his wife and less time on his Jack Jones , staring at his fibre-optic carpet . |
| 18 | Norman Lamont delivers his budget and tells the House he wants to spend more time with his family . |
| 19 | President Clinton wants to spend more time with Gennifer Flowers . |
| 20 | Up to 100 teachers could lose their jobs in Newcastle while County Durham 's education budget will be slashed by almost £3m if the Government refuses to give more help , councillors said yesterday . |
| 21 | At his farewell , received various gifts from the company and workmates , and said that he plans to devote more time to his allotment and to his duties of vice-chairman and bar-chairman at the Ipswich Conservative Club . |
| 22 | It is not good for our cashflow because we have to extend our credit limits to get more glass in . |
| 23 | Among other things he plans to spend more time gardening at his home in Bookham , Surrey , where he lives with his wife Alison and two teenage daughters . |
| 24 | She also received a rose arbour for her garden where she plans to spend more time in her retirement . |
| 25 | The city council now plans to introduce more security patrols but the AA is now campaigniung for a change a law … so that car parks can be set minimum safety and security standards . |
| 26 | Power-assisted steering fitted as standard to all Safrane models is a speed-sensitive system that ‘ weights up ’ as road speed increases to provide more feedback to the driver . |
| 27 | He always puts his foot in it and tends to cause more confusion when he opens his mouth than when he keeps it shut . |
| 28 | How would you apply the principles of horizontal and vertical equity in deciding how much to tax two people , each capable of doing the same work , but one of whom chooses to devote more time to sun-bathing and therefore has a lower income ? |
| 29 | A clean machine is more of a pleasure to work with and tends to command more respect form others . |
| 30 | Both models are essentially the same , but the pond UV tends to have more protection against the weather . |