Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] more [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And a number of other texts stress the fact that obedience counts for more than sacrifice ( e.g. 1 Samuel 15:22–23 ; Psalm 40:6–8 ) . |
| 2 | It confirms that breeding still counts for more than achievement . |
| 3 | His portrait is n't in Perth 's exclusive Weld Club , where influence counts for more than cash . |
| 4 | ‘ Good ’ work has to be seen as More than crime-fighting : ‘ Like , this is the sort of job that you come off at the end of the night and say to yourself ‘ What did I do ? ’ |
| 5 | If the technology is used for more than word processing then lawyers will certainly need to be trained . |
| 6 | The seats are cushioned , and in the dark I am waiting for more than entertainment . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm looking for someone , ’ he said , trusting her ; knowing that she had acted from more than self-interest . |
| 8 | Dostoevsky 's notebook word ‘ tone ’ amounts to more than dust and mortar and summer smells ; it catches up human beings and entangles them with the city . |
| 9 | Of course , the success of this lesson has to do with more than structure ( indeed , I am not suggesting that structure is all a teacher needs to know about ! ) . |
| 10 | In future years , we will maintain our pledge to prevent UBR poundage rising by more than inflation . |
| 11 | Despite the high hopes of Penal Policy in a Changing Society , recognizable authority in the shape of detection , arrest and prosecution still counted for more than prevention . |
| 12 | Left hand Pillar Crack , besides having a name redolent of times when tradition counted for more than imagination , is a superb little layback testpiece . |
| 13 | Charterers discourage sailing in more than Force 5–6 . |
| 14 | ‘ It does n't amount to more than gossip , you know . |
| 15 | They are far removed by more than distance from their roots in Ayrshire . |
| 16 | Such an argument I do not commend to anybody else , but man is guided by more than reason alone , and in this great conflict , I wanted to play a clear and definite part . |
| 17 | It would certainly be naive just to assume that nerve cells are the same in molluscs as in people , but fortunately it is possible to rely on more than assumption . |
| 18 | Between the pathologists and police communication was intermittent , for they were parted by more than space . |
| 19 | For official statistics have become tainted by more than disagreement : the charges being levelled against the service amount to the politicisation of knowledge , a form of intellectual corruption and a scandalous abuse of power . |
| 20 | His coming meant that the radio station could deal with more than news bulletins and official talks . |