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 !
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