Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] more [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did his usual practice stint , during which I endured more jokes from the other caddies and from some of the players about my sudden fame . |
| 2 | I got more letters on that than anything else in my early days . |
| 3 | I got more chance of catching a fish now cos we 're going Saturday and Sunday ! |
| 4 | You do not enter into any details respecting the Voyage , where you are resident etc. in fact I gleaned more information on these points from one of Gilbert 's Letters to a friend of his than from all 3 of yours — We are , however , delighted to find your expedition progressing so satisfactorily and anxiously hope it may continue to do so . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I want more emphasis on the fear of deterrents than the fear of crime , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Somehow or other , working on hands and knees , I drew more branches before my little retreat . |
| 7 | Yeah they go to mush and then I put more taters into it later on , about twenty minutes before I need it , but it thickens it so they 'll eat it . |
| 8 | I put more bums in beds for them than any other general manager they 've had . ’ |
| 9 | I receive more complaints from retired people about standing charges than anything else . |
| 10 | Can I feel more pressure on the outside or the inside of my feet ? |
| 11 | ‘ 'Sides , I like more flesh on my women . |
| 12 | I find I get more value for my money though , cos it lasts me longer . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's much less musical influences with me , ’ explains singer/guitarist Jock , ‘ I get more images from films and books . |
| 14 | I signed more pieces of paper and went downstairs to join the queue outside the clothing store . |
| 15 | I spent more money in Glasgow airport waiting for the plane … ’ |
| 16 | As I heard more stories about the measuring rod , not just from Alec but from other boys as well , I began to realise that it would be as big a problem for me as it always was for Alec . |
| 17 | This proposal concerned the use of an AI Planning Aid to assist the major servicing of the aircraft and I believe more details of this will be given by Steve Docker in his talk this afternoon . |
| 18 | The 25-year-old , who started his career with Tampa Bay Rowdies , says of the Americans : ‘ I feel more loyalty to them because it 's my wife 's country . ’ |
| 19 | Next door , in a small art gallery and museum , I saw more drawings by Jack Yeats , all excellent . |
| 20 | Before long , I saw more signs of agriculture , on a pathetically primitive level . |
| 21 | I Dreamed more bullets into the gun , and shot him full of more lead . |
| 22 | From then on , I took more interest in him , looking at him as more than just my employer . |
| 23 | I 've had I think more experience of what a rape in court than Sir Nicholas . |
| 24 | Where can I get more money from ? |
| 25 | I had more luck with partners this time — I was paired off with an older girl who I got along with fine , and we readied ourselves to go out . |
| 26 | I wrote a few postcards — I had more faith in Bolivia 's postal service than Peru 's — and wondered what I was doing here . |
| 27 | When I started writing it , I found I had more sympathy with Frank , and he started saying more and more , and Betty merged into the background . ’ |
| 28 | As it happened , speaking a number of languages , I had more access to the room in which the drivers were locked up than most , and I filed a long despatch to The Times about the issues in the strike and the feeling among the drivers . |
| 29 | The Tauregs know every nook and cranny in the Hoggars , and proved excellent guides , but every ride was a bumpy one , and by the end of the day I had more need of the masseurs than the runners did ! ’ |
| 30 | ‘ It 's alright , but I do wish I had more time to myself . ’ |