Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun] more than " in BNC.
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1 | Half an hour after the finish the stewards disqualified the Schlesser/Baldi Mercedes on the grounds that it had been given a tenth of a litre more than its 246-litre fuel allowance . |
2 | That 's a hell of a lot more than we put in did n't we ? |
3 | The ex the extra cost of privatization is going to be one heck of a lot more than than without any privatization , in that year we 're talking about immediately , is it not ? |
4 | If Mr Kaifu fails to revive the parliamentary bill designed to support the anti-Iraq forces in the Gulf , the Americans are likely to ask for a lot more than the $4 billion Japan has so far promised to contribute towards the growing expenses there . |
5 | It looks like she 's going to last for a lot more than that . ’ |
6 | In trusts , however , it has been widely maintained that intention always counted for a lot more than words . |
7 | And that 's what we got imminence for — but you can use it for a lot more than that . |
8 | So Shel can sell it for a lot more than that . |
9 | Neither of us , it would seem , is much of a leg man , but I suppose I could do with a bit more than I get . |
10 | Major certainly changed his life as he came back with a lot more than just a sun tan . |
11 | The Angharad can cope with a lot more than this ! |