Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] more [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Tata 's two assistants know everything there is to know about the trade , and I suspect you 'll know even more than they do within a few months . |
| 2 | But our two leaders had bitten off more than they could chew when they tried to make leaders out of the rest of us . |
| 3 | The Selmer/Adams polyester was rock hard , and thick , and many of those who attempted a quick refinish ( thanks Jimi ! ) found they 'd bitten off more than they could chew . |
| 4 | As one delegate to the discussion put it ‘ The women still do n't understand what the real world is like when it comes to their commercial value but at least they 've realised for the time being that they have bitten off more than they can chew . ’ |
| 5 | It may be they 've bitten off more than they can chew . |
| 6 | ‘ But many people will be paying out more than they save because of increased charges and because the quality of care will not be there , ’ said Mr Carr . |
| 7 | Huge pressures and temperatures will be needed to make fusion reactors give out more than they use . |
| 8 | They get far more than they bargain for . |
| 9 | There is no doubt that most people in Britain eat far more than they need , and probably more than is good for them . |
| 10 | Those who expected a predictable finale to this unpredictable match got far more than they anticipated . |
| 11 | Magistrates in Southport heard how a shocked couple took away more than they bargained for after visiting the Lalquila takeaway in the town 's High Park Road . |
| 12 | All but five of the worst offenders — the so-called Filthy Fifty — allegedly discharge even MORE than they are allowed . |
| 13 | Do n't expect governors to take on more than they can manage . |
| 14 | I have no doubt that by voting for the Bill and for the Conservatives ' record of achievement the arts will prosper far more than they would under the dogmatic , doctrinaire , interfering and bureaucratic solutions proposed by Labour . |
| 15 | ‘ Most think they need far more than they actually do . |