Example sentences of "[pron] [is] more [conj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Tris has a reliable top C , which is more than Perry does . ’
2 again there is no answer to that question , simply because the answer is so horrific , it does n't bear thinking about , but thank God all maybe safe , all will not be safe , but all maybe safe , God has provided a salvation that is available to all and if we are not safe it is because we choose to reject his s , his offers of mercy , so we thank God that all may be safe , but the solemn fact remains is that all will not be saved , well that leads us on to , to this third proposition , not only that the bible teach that all maybe saved , not only does it teach that all will not be saved , but it is quite clear that some will be saved whom we did not expect to be saved , we can be quite sure about that because judgment does n't rest with us , way back Abraham says perhaps one of the most important statements in his life when he said there in , in , in Genesis chapter eighteen and we actually sang the wo tho the quotation in the song we just sang a few moments ago where he says will not the judge of all the earth be right , judgement is not yours and mine , that 's God 's prerogative and the other song that we 've been , the song that we 've been singing , that song by faber there 's a wideness in God 's mercy lets be honest we are so narrow with our mercy , our gra , our expressions of grace is so limited , but there 's a wideness in God 's mercy and faber says it 's got the wideness of the sea , there 's a kindness in his justice , which is more than liberty , David knew all about that when he was given the option , he said oh I 'd rather fall into the hands of God than into the hands of men , I 'd rather that God dealt with me than that my fellow man dealt with me , because with him there 's mercy , with him there 's grace , with him there is , there is long suffering and there 's compa compassion and there 's love , and faber goes on with the love of God is broader than the measure of man 's mind and the heart of the eternal is most wonderfully kind , now that 's all very well for the song writer to say that in a hymn and it sounds nice and it 's , it sounds good but is there a scriptural authority for this , is it really true , or is it just a nice song that we sing with , it does us good because we feel it 's a nice , there nice thoughts , well , surely we have it in the passage we 've been reading that there is there is a mercy with God , there is a kindness with God in ver in verse thirty of that chapter behold some who are last will be first and some who are first will be last it 's quite clear that some will be saved that we did not expect to be saved , and you can find example after example of this , it was a tremendous surprise to the onlookers when a very sinful woman annoyed to the feed of Jesus , it was a tremendous surprise to the Pharisee who rejected God , although he was such a good man , to find that the , er sorry to be rejected by God although he was a good honest upright man , and to find that the sinner was accepted by God , it was a tremendous surprise to the people when Zacchaeus who named you to be a sinner , an open twist there an evil man was saved by the Lord Jesus , you could save salvation has come to this house , it was a tremendous surprise when the law breaker who was dying on the cross beside the law Jesus was saved and went to be with him , with the Lord in paradise , it was a tremendous surprise to the disciples when Jesus preached the gospel and revealed himself to a gentile woman , who was an adulterer seven times over but he did and she was saved , it was a tremendous surprise to Ananias when the Lord revealed himself
3 Do n't forget to get into Disney is twenty five pounds , which is more than double what we 're charging at Alton Towers for example .
4 Lewis stuck around in London for five or six years longer than that — and he 's come home again , which is more than Fitz did .
5 Fergie frowns as she discovers she 's more than skin and bone
6 However , if the ‘ parent ’ body does n't have an extensive or coherent training policy , or if the library does n't have a training officer who is more than training officer in name only , this important task is going to be difficult to achieve .
7 THERE 'S MORE THAN A BUZZ TO BEACHCOMBING
8 There is more than relief in outrunning or fighting off danger : there is a real pleasure .
9 There is more than ground for the suspicion that throughout , the second focus of Ritschl 's ellipse is the dominant one , and the first is made subservient to it .
10 Well , you said what good is that , it 's more than mum and dad 's er pension it 's more than dad 's pension
11 There 's a hundred percent so a hundred and twenty it means it 's more than A 's height .
12 shall pay some good money out on a Sunday night , it 's more than weekday do n't they ?
13 I do n't quite know what it is , but it 's more than looks .
14 Well , you said what good is that , it 's more than mum and dad 's er pension it 's more than dad 's pension
15 It 's more than flesh and blood can stand , listening to that Communist ranting . ’
16 It 's it it 's more than sort of a ten minute slot in a staff meeting .
17 IT 'S MORE THAN AIDS
18 It is more than Alton , Petersfield and Whitehill , all towns .
19 When the Government mouth words like ’ people ’ , ’ jobs ’ and ’ training ’ , they should try to convince us that it is more than hypocrisy .
20 The Pakistan seamer put his money on the table and said : ‘ The fact is we have nothing to hide , and I think it is more than coincidence that all the complaints have come after England have lost .
21 It is more than coincidence that the council should create its own newsletter to carry notices after we were carrying the ‘ Monklands mafia ’ articles , ’ Mr Isdale said .
22 But it is more than science fiction or a mathematical trick .
23 — It is my great resting place , that you are well : truly it is more than health to me , and gives me an untroubled fancy which is good for my work and my temper .
24 When she still laments her fate he can only add ‘ We are not bound for ever to the circles of the world , and beyond them is more than memory .
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