Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] more than [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hate cooking more than housework . |
| 2 | Children appear to benefit more than adults from the increased opportunities for interaction and recreation , a conclusion confirmed by Eubank-Ahrens ' research in German Woonerven . |
| 3 | Gloucester still fighting for survival … its the game of the season for the cherry and whites … its the game they want to win more than anyother … last season at Kingsholm they pulled it off … they squeezed home by two points … it was 14-12 to Gloucester and win or lose there 'll be nothing in it tomorrow |
| 4 | If the non-Tory intelligentsia truly wants to do more than tinker in its own backyard , it must look for a route to power that can connect Cambridge with Basildon . |
| 5 | Local authorities are expected to pay more than lip service to this requirement . |
| 6 | And although Eliot was only one member of a jury which included among others Robert Lowell , W. H. Auden , Conrad Aiken and Katherine Anne Porter , he was singled out for abuse : in fact , he seemed to receive more than Pound himself . |
| 7 | The NEB itself seemed to imply more than prospecting might be going on : ‘ It has been suggested that some of the investigations might have been more extensive than might normally be expected . |
| 8 | Boys also seem to suffer more than girls when family discord and family disruption occur . |
| 9 | Of the other verbs denoting causality , get and occasion resemble cause more than force and oblige do in that they evoke causality without the idea of coercion . |
| 10 | Corruption in the process of translation has tended to obscure more than names . |
| 11 | In the legal profession , he wonders whether such action is fair , and intends to do more than talk about it . |
| 12 | But in most places , and particularly in the parish Eucharist , the congregation ought to be enabled to sing more than hymns . |
| 13 | a reasonable profit but some would have made more than others . |
| 14 | You 'll have to use more than words to convince them just how special they are in this process . |
| 15 | So , X seems to offer more than IBM 's SAA , over a wider field , quicker , with less effort , and at a lower cost . |
| 16 | Early in their relationship Peter learned that he must not try to take more than Kate was prepared to give . |
| 17 | These sources of differences affected their overall view of the reform programme since some were set to gain more than others . |
| 18 | Theories must be allowed to contain more than experience can pronounce upon . |
| 19 | Alec liked sailing more than I. I got seasick . |
| 20 | In a quiet moment our Guatemalan guide said that many people fear torture more than death . |
| 21 | The weeks passed and Sarah and Maggie took in washing to pay the rent , but there was never enough money left to buy more than bread and a few vegetables . |
| 22 | If you wish to do more than pay lip service to communication , consider these two key questions : |
| 23 | The present book does not pretend to do more than help students to lay some of the foundations of scoring methods , but of course they should be encouraged to keep abreast of all fruitful developments that take place . |
| 24 | You have to invest more than money to make profit |
| 25 | He 's got more than guns . |
| 26 | He wanted to do more than pinch … |
| 27 | Jack enjoyed this work , but with so many less experienced pilots going to fight and not returning he wanted to do more than circuits and bumps ! |
| 28 | Beginners and intermediate trainers rarely need to do more than squats or calf raises to achieve good leg development . |
| 29 | The mere fact of having been cast in the role of daughter , daughter-in-law , son or son-in-law does not automatically endow any of us with the ability to play that part to perfection , particularly when it begins to need more than smiles and pleasantries at family gatherings , and demands qualities of patience , perseverance and insight , and the regular visiting of a lonely and possibly disabled old person . |
| 30 | Women still , on the whole , have to achieve more than men to get to the same level in certain ways , but I think basically it 's this question of choice . |