Example sentences of "[prep] more [conj] [adv] its " in BNC.
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| 1 | Max Pechstein 's painting ‘ Sunset ’ of 1929 provided a surprise success , selling to the USA for more than double its estimate at DM440,000 ( £176,000 ; $281,600 ) . |
| 2 | All that was necessary to bring it on in more or less its full force was the sight of the Bible , its cover or open page , or its mere name , or the sight of a church , or the sound of any bell ringing solemnly , from Big Ben down to the bell of the Sunday muffin men . |
| 3 | If he were alive today , he would probably have argued that the system of constitutional monarchy is sustainable , just , in more or less its present form . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , Barclays has announced plans to more than double its network of wipe-through machines . |
| 5 | THE University of Southampton announced plans yesterday to more than double its student numbers over the next 35 years by building an additional campus . |
| 6 | Devenish is to spend up to £180million to more than double its pub chain . |
| 7 | Before the elections of 1964 , 1966 , and 1970 , real personal disposable income was rising at more than double its normal rate of growth — so supporting the political business cycle thesis , but Alt suggests that these " short pre-election spurts may not do the government of the day all that much good , and there is no evidence that they do ( at least if short-term enough ) the economy any particular harm " . |