Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adj] than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should n't worry you we alright , I want more than a c ake |
| 2 | ‘ I spent less than a minute with him . ’ |
| 3 | Glancing back through what I have written so far , I detect more than a note of cynicism . |
| 4 | Mr Patten turned lexicographer in an article in the Guardian to define the concept in the following way : ‘ The active citizen is someone making more than a solely economic contribution to his or her community ; nothing more or less . |
| 5 | I had more than a casual interest in politics . |
| 6 | Actually , I had more than a hand in it ; I designed all of Crate 's new tube line , even though it does n't have my name on it . |
| 7 | I had fewer than a hundred rounds for the gun which I kept solely as a deterrent for those remote places where cruising yachtsmen are seen as plump victims , ripe for pillaging , and the Webley offered me good protection for , though the gun was over seventy years old , it was massively built and frighteningly powerful . |
| 8 | The latest move to supply India , a country which exploded a nuclear device in 1974 with material produced from a research reactor , typifies France 's ‘ go it alone ’ approach which has more than a hint of economic expediency in it . |
| 9 | It was mizzling steadily , so I had lashed out on a minibus ticket , which cost more than a taxi would here . |
| 10 | His use of skilled craftspeople to make his objects , his thorough-going professionalism , his choice of imagery — ‘ whitened ’ black pop star Michael Jackson , porno-politician La Cicciolina — pose questions about the relationship between the commodity and the object of affective value which deserve more than a one-line dismissal . |
| 11 | And as recently announced ( with applause from Kenneth Baker , the minister for information technology ) , GEC has acquired the rights to build the Hitachi Process Robot , a machine which bears more than a strong resemblance to a robot made by the Swedish company ASEA . |
| 12 | It is interesting , however , to look at his very recent designs for the chair called Elémentaire , manufactured by Ligne Roset , which bears more than a passing resemblance to the spooky opera house . |
| 13 | Tap water which costs less than a penny a litre is being filtered , treated and then sold for more than fifty times that much . |
| 14 | This Act introduced a new block grant in England and Wales and included a formula which penalized councils which spent more than a previously determined limit . |
| 15 | This superb musical partnership , which began less than a year ago , is now firmly established — indeed Kieran and Frances have just completed their first album which is due for release in the New Year . |
| 16 | An open question is one which requires more than a one word or one phrase answer . |
| 17 | However , most laboratories which produce more than a modest number of thin sections are now equipped with appropriate automatic and semi-automatic systems . |
| 18 | Any report which demands more than a full day of your time , or of your subordinates ' , should have written terms of reference . |
| 19 | In his amateur days he was an ‘ eviction technician ’ ( a fashionable euphemism for bouncer ) but such work is regarded as unseemly for the standard bearer of a sport which prides itself in its healthy clean-living image , and he now supplements his income from the few competitions which pay more than a pittance by personal appearances . |
| 20 | This handmade table , which took less than a day to put together , made a great drink stand for the garden and conservatory |
| 21 | As a rule of thumb , any tile which weighs more than a in thick ceramic tile should be additionally fixed with a mechanical fixing . |
| 22 | Her mouth tight , her breathing more than a little erratic , she wrenched his thumb away and dragged the abused material of her top back over her breast . |
| 23 | Britain 's second biggest electricity supplier , which generates more than a quarter of the nation 's electricity , is urging the Government to close down out-of-date nuclear power stations . |
| 24 | Selling such statements to thirteen-year-old girls is something which had more than a small measure of the bizarre . |
| 25 | After years of abusing students , minsters are clearly now hoping that nothing washes whiter than a government 's attempt to get re-elected . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , ’ concludes David , ‘ you got more than a quick response to that one ! |
| 27 | The next New Mums group was at her house ( she lived less than a mile away ) and she had phone me to encourage me to go . |
| 28 | Admit you want more than a mere boy can offer . |
| 29 | Port Solent has a choice of houses and apartments to suit the various needs of the yachtsman and those who want more than a home on the waterfront . |
| 30 | ‘ I think you deserve more than a certain amount of punishment for making me wet and nearly giving me a heart-attack — Do you know how difficult it would have been to get an ambulance out here to you ? ’ |