Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [verb] more [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plus he 's English , which is very important in European games when the UEFA ruling prevents you from fielding more than a couple of non-nationals . |
| 2 | Following the talks a joint communiqué reiterated both governments ' adherence to the protocol signed in Damascus in August 1987 , and in addition Turkey committed itself to releasing more than the current 500 cubic metres of water a second to Syria . |
| 3 | To test whether recognising the land beneath is essential to them in finding the way , opaque contact lenses were fitted to their eyes which prevented them from seeing more than a few yards ahead . |
| 4 | The warmth that had come with his laughter faded , and she felt he had tricked her into saying more than she intended . |
| 5 | He was trying to provoke her , deliberately goading her into saying more than she intended . |
| 6 | This viewpoint seems to have prevented him from doing more than cast a supercilious eye over the book . |
| 7 | In this book space prevents us from paying more than cursory attention to the whole area of upper-world crime . |