Example sentences of "[vb -s] more than a " in BNC.
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| 31 | The list includes more than a quarter of the noctuid moths and ichneumonid wasps on the British list , a third or more of the hoverflies ( Syrphidae ) , butterflies and bumblebees , more than half the Serphidae ( also wasps ) , and six cf the seven social wasps ( Vespidae ) . |
| 32 | They 've learned a manoeuvre or two from the Red Arrows , but the Chileans ' repertoire includes more than a few party-pieces of their own . |
| 33 | Sketching out the good and bad side of human nature … cartoons get a fleeting glance in daily papers … but for many there 's a more serious side … the cartoonists work raises more than a smile . |
| 34 | ROWLAND S HOWARD These Immortal Souls ' Australian exile recounts more than a decade on the musical edge … |
| 35 | Their inherent vulnerability in many societies — a condom often costs more than a prostitute — is often encouraged in political manipulations of religious precepts . |
| 36 | It costs more than a normal prescription , two or three times as much , one charge for each hormone they contain , yet means the difference between health or serious illness and peace of mind for you and your partner . |
| 37 | ‘ If you try to tell someone one night he went to bed in one county and woke up in another and he was no longer a Yorkshireman , he gets more than a bit upset . ’ |
| 38 | Since these have to do with complex processes of political control and relationships between industrial relations actors and the state , an adequate understanding of them and their historical context requires more than a superficial acquaintance with the countries concerned . |
| 39 | An open question is one which requires more than a one word or one phrase answer . |
| 40 | In the past , the guards have smacked of overkill , since it rarely takes more than a baton charge with their lathi sticks to quell the traditional rotten orange barrage that welcomes most touring teams . |
| 41 | Takes more than a little snow ( like four feet of it in the suburbs ) to slow down the charging bull of Oracle Corp , and the company yesterday said that ‘ Through Rain , Sleet or the Coldest Arctic Snow in Century , the show will go on for Oracle 's Product Announcement of Cooperative Development Environment in New York City today ! ’ adding that ‘ If you are stuck on the sunny west coast attending UniForum , please join us for the delayed CDE announcement and demonstration . ’ |
| 42 | This means that the breeding cycle takes more than a year to complete , with the result that the birds are unable to breed every year . |
| 43 | It takes more than a shoestring to keep an essential component of the economy strong , say the Met , and other institutions concur . |
| 44 | It takes more than a few days but it goes again , just about . |
| 45 | ‘ It takes more than a poisonous soda to subdue me . ’ |
| 46 | ‘ It takes more than a few bruises , and a few kicks , to make people like us talk , eh ? ’ |
| 47 | IT TAKES more than a sending-off to halt the Portadown juggernaut these days . |
| 48 | It takes more than a bowl of water to get rid of Jesus Christ seeking you out to follow him and to receive him . |
| 49 | By interlinking Mariana 's own words with a detailed account of the derelict grange , Tennyson creates more than an outline of Mariana 's deep emotional state ; Her longing for death , as a result of a lonely life without her lover . |
| 50 | It 's much too late to make a pitch on consistency no one person knows or understands more than a fraction of one discipline among many anymore . |
| 51 | As a rough guide , if a fever persists more than a day or two in a child under 2 years then consider seeking advice . |
| 52 | That means Clarke will miss the Greenalls Lancashire Cup final in a fortnight , assuming Wigan beat Oldham in tomorrow 's semi-final and he receives more than a one-match ban . |
| 53 | A spokesperson for Upjohn says that the company prefers to maintain an independent anti-AIDS programme , which now receives more than a fifth of the corporate budget for drug discovery research . |
| 54 | Malaysia now produces more than a third of the world 's 's palm oil , and oil palm nuts make an attractive food for the Malayan wood rat ( Rattus tiomanicus ) , the ricefield rat ( Rattus argentiventer ) , and the little rat ( Rattus exulans ) . |
| 55 | This now contributes more than a third of Zurich 's total premium income , and well over 40% of its non-life business . |
| 56 | The Maastricht Treaty represents more than a consolidation of the process of centralisation in the EEC . |
| 57 | Second , the duty involves more than a duty of obedience . |
| 58 | The symbolic value of law involves more than a volitional commitment to legal institutions and legal process , or the rhetorical effectiveness of international law arguments . |
| 59 | The British system of government involves more than a network of departments headed by ministers . |
| 60 | This seems more than a simple displacement of the fear and anxiety with which we contemplate our own old age . |