Example sentences of "[art] [noun] more [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Well we know we 've changed the resistance so did we make the resistance more or less ? |
2 | Last year , you 'll remember , we had to absorb , in fact in the Tussauds group , about three quarters of a million er , pounds on the increase in V A T and that was a blow to us at the beginning of the season , you remember it was the budget more or less this time last year . |
3 | I had to keep more or less the leverage more or less the same because you could n't differ them and er I er had that job to er do for and er it was the H M S Gothic and they was going to South Africa and er when er they was on , in the middle of South Africa on the coast one of the royalty died . |
4 | Now before we step the mast , we need to turn the boat more or less into the wind and that 's a good chance for us to start thinking about where the wind 's coming from . |
5 | Just say right I 'll cash , take cash and you and they will send you a cheque in the post more or less . |
6 | Right , okay , so , let's work our way rest of the roll more or less |
7 | We certainly were like being in the army more or less , and er there was the head servants and erm the under servants , you know ? |
8 | Er they used to march us round the playground you see and er I was in the back row and of course the teacher was at the front more or less . |
9 | And any join Well not anyone but most of the joiners did the undertaking more or less in the area they were in . |
10 | Putting aside any cynical thoughts that it 's a bit more than just communication which is needed here , I am reminded of views expressed by Prof Tony Ridley : ‘ The job of the professional is to assist the politician and clarify the issues for him . |
11 | I had an experience with a bike when I was very small a girl up the road was given a bike and I had quite quietly learnt how to ride a bike more or less . |
12 | It was a national union , but it was a crime more or less with some bosses to belong to a trade union . |
13 | I suppose a job more or less was always secure at that time , aha . |
14 | Currently , organically grown wheat fetches farmers about £70 or so a ton more than conventionally grown grain , the premium more than compensating for substantially lower yields . |
15 | But , they wanted written quotes for a justification more or less . |
16 | And glory in the 1,000 Guineas may well be a lot more than just a warming winter thought because Dead Certain beat as competitive a field as there has been for a juvenile filly 's race for many years . |
17 | Having been reminded that the bookies ' smoke signals usually signify a lot more than just grandiose waves of their Havana cigars , Ramsden then revealed that he himself might have been inadvertantly responsible for the Travelling Light rumour . |
18 | Your Bristol & West Mortgage Advisor is the ‘ anchorman ’ ( or woman ) for the whole operation — and does a lot more than just give you a ‘ yes ’ or ‘ no ’ when you ask for a mortgage . |
19 | A lot more than just fitting it with leather , walnut and air conditioning . |
20 | Whether you come to expand your waist , see the sights or go shopping , you 'll soon realise that Frankfurt is a lot more than just another business city — Frankfurt is fun . |
21 | Now need you help , because they hope to offer a lot more than just a roof over the heads . |
22 | But fair trade as we saw from that sketch , involves a lot more than just fair wages . |
23 | ‘ Choice of costume reveals a lot more than just cleavage . |
24 | The latest Government proposals will do a lot more than just tinker with the existing liquor licensing laws in England and Wales , although the Scots will be pleased to hear that their licensing system is being used as the model for some of these proposed changes . |
25 | You now offer a lot more than just negotiations on pay . |
26 | There is , it seems , a lot more than just the day — in the life of a salesman . |
27 | Major certainly changed his life as he came back with a lot more than just a sun tan . |
28 | right , now if you want to understand how to tie down , you just need to look at one or two tied in lines , and then you can , you can add , oh you can add your main lines what I 'm trying to say is , when it comes to , when it comes to , when it comes to , when it comes to selling , there 's a lot more than just what might you 've got , right , see I mean , I see for instance , you 've probably , you probably do n't , you probably do n't , you probably do n't go along right quite often right , people will buy what products can do with them , they do n't buy the products , are you with me ? |
29 | If truth were told , it made her a lot more than simply afraid , but telling him that would simply add to his ammunition . |