Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [verb] more [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Indeed , one of them may get more information out of it than the author realised he was putting into it .
2 I may gain more acceptance .
3 I may have more luck . ’
4 I must have more push than people think … ’
5 Common sense tells me I should get more sleep , as my work-load is quite heavy at the moment .
6 ‘ The lads just told me I should put more water in my whisky , ’ he said .
7 My request was dismissed with some amusement by my parents who added that I should have more sense than to believe in all that mumbo-jumbo .
8 I should have more confidence in myself .
9 I 'm convinced that I should lose more weight , then no one could be thinner than I am .
10 I do n't think er I do n't think I 'll earn more money
11 I know I 'm too old for you , but believe me , I 'll take more care of you than a younger man would .
12 I 'll need more money . ’
13 I think I 'll have more patience when I 'm a father . ' ’
14 That will increase very shortly I 'll have more milk .
15 ‘ So I 'll have more time for designing .
16 Perhaps next time I 'll have more time to prepare .
17 We do n't have an afternoon surgery , so I 'll have more time to talk . ’
18 I 'll have more respect for you if you do . ’
19 Oh well he can pay more and I 'll have more interest .
20 If they learn who you are I 'll lose more business than I can afford .
21 ‘ I would not mind a few more so I could do more work at the Exchange .
22 ‘ All the same , ’ said Giffen , ‘ I wish I could do more reading .
23 I do wish I could find more energy to get on with it .
24 He went on : ‘ I could get more money if I gave up performing for master classes but I do n't continue working for the money .
25 Geez I wish I could get more satisfaction out of this place .
26 There 's no job in the industry I covet above my own , but I dearly wish I could spend more time designing and less on paperwork .
27 I knew Derek really enjoyed our trips and was only kidding , but I was thinking of ways in which I could raise more money to pay my share .
28 I 'd get more money alright .
29 ‘ Maybe if I played with another side I 'd get more recognition for what I can do .
30 Yes ’ — she nodded now — ‘ yes , I think I 'd like more schooling . ’
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