Example sentences of "[prep] more enthusiasm [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He addressed Coleridge , with more enthusiasm than skill , in a poem which begins ‘ Hail to thee Coleridge , youth of various powers ! ’ , and which expresses in its stilted , conventional way , something of the electrifying effect produced by Coleridge 's passionate eloquence on any sympathetic listener . |
| 2 | He 'd even tried his hand at tapping boots , they were done with more enthusiasm than skill , but so far there had been no complaints from the customers . |
| 3 | It was said that one of our very junior officers , with more enthusiasm than judgement , had been setting about a smuggler with the help of a dinghy oar when the " smuggler " yelled , " Stop it you silly b … , |
| 4 | Ashley yelled , flourishing a bottle of generic whisky with more enthusiasm than care ; she cracked the bottle off the oak-panelled wall of the castle 's crowded entrance hall , but without , apparently , causing damage to either . |
| 5 | She had been afraid to tell Nancy 's story to Dr Losberne , since the good doctor was very excitable and often acted with more enthusiasm than wisdom . |
| 6 | They were perpetrated by my great-aunt Olwen , an eccentric lady with more enthusiasm than talent ! ’ |
| 7 | Boardwalk bounded along with more enthusiasm than grace at the head of the second group while two horses , including the favourite , made the running some three lengths clear of her . |
| 8 | Perhaps the decision was made because it was here that Manzoni fell when attempting to negotiate a stairway with more enthusiasm than regard for his age . |