Example sentences of "[adv] more than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is whether we are prepared to destroy the tripartite system that has been developed in this country since the passing of the Municipal Corporations Act of eighteen thirty five and the Local Government Act of eighteen eighty eight , for make no mistake about it Clause two of this Bill effectively destroys the careful balance that has been developed over more than a century between chief officers , local police authorities and the Home Secretary . |
| 2 | It is , you gave the coat away more than a year ago |
| 3 | That 's rather more than a year ago of course . |
| 4 | But that 's probably more than a lot of people did , and everyone 's being urged to use condoms , but how many people are actually given any instruction on how to use them ? |
| 5 | When it began to dawn that you were going to be out more than a fortnight or three weeks , did anything emerge that w that you can see was to keep you encouraged for that period ? |
| 6 | Like the ice-cream and stuff , I mean , you know , ice-cream a box of ice-cream wo n't be there more than a week . |