Example sentences of "[verb] [det] more [subord] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 However , Ingleborough has much more than just an impressive outline ; geologically it is a fascinating place .
2 One supplier of this type of boarding , Caradon Celuform , now offers much more than just a maintenancefree material .
3 That in turn involves much more than simply studying him as a figure of past history , or breathing in his historical influence .
4 A wealth of evidence exists to prove that reading involves much more than simply recognising the individual characters that form a word .
5 We are proposing , along with Cotte , that let evokes much more than merely the speech act of giving permission : it signifies giving an event access to existence , permitting something by not intervening to obstruct its being accomplished .
6 There are so many essays and books about the so-called ‘ crisis ’ in English studies that I can do little more than simply explain my own beliefs and show how these underlie the Cox Report 's recommendations for a National Curriculum .
7 This both attenuates the force of the current occupationalist attack upon the liberal education tradition and suggests that occupationalist objectives will do little more than merely dilute the quality of the education which pupils might otherwise have received .
8 Both these publications cover much more than just books and the International Bibliography is very good for foreign language journal literature .
9 He soon achieved all this , but due to an error in carpet thickness calculation , he had to climb a ladder every day for his carnal dinner which meant that when the actually made it p to the nipple-ceiling he ate much more than originally intended .
10 However I know for a fact that is has done much more than just promote real draught ale .
11 First treat your skin from this perspective ( see Chapter 7 ) and the oils will work more efficiently , adding much more than just the polish !
12 But Wizadora gets children to do much more than just watch telly !
13 But the issue touched many more than just the activists in the women 's movement : a petition demanding that the allowance ‘ be given to every mother for every child ’ was presented to Parliament with 300 000 signatures ( Fleming , 1973 ; Castle , 1976 ) .
14 For David Prentice the desire to paint the landscape encompasses much more than simply an aim to record its appearance
15 Rightly or wrongly the patient expects little more than perhaps ten minutes of the doctor 's time .
16 She had left the ceiling fan on all night , but as ever it did little more than sluggishly push the warm air around .
17 And for girls sex means much more than just intercourse .
18 In summary , humans employ much more than just the visual stimuli when reading .
19 But it will also be evident that Saussurean linguistics did much more than simply reinforce the Formalists ' view of literature .
20 The parties can make provision in the agreement for a different measure of damages which , for example , may be appropriate if the acquirer is to invest large amounts of money in the offeree and hence could lose much more than merely the purchase consideration .
21 Eckholm 's book ( 1976 ) does this more than adequately , and less recent accounts ( e.g. Jacks and Whyte 1939 : Hyams 1952 ) have also documented what has been seen as a widespread and serious problem .
22 It is an excellent video that does much more than just show the superb display that the public expects from these professionals .
23 But the Horse Rangers does much more than just bring young people in urban areas into contact with horses .
24 They provide a very active participation in the many voluntary groups supporting the revolution and contribute much more than previously to development through participation in the labour force .
25 Some Chinese students abroad will scrimp and save every penny , not wishing to spend any more than absolutely necessary .
26 They learn little more than how to sell , and to sell wide .
27 He said he wanted much more than just friendship , and so did she .
28 Resource-based learning therefore turns out to involve much more than simply a method of revitalizing and individualizing learning .
29 Building students preparing for a career in Europe need much more than just a grounding in languages , says John Watson , student representative for the CIOB 's Northern Counties Region and press officer for the Tyneside Centre .
30 Look why not come down to my cottage now , and we 'll have lunch there — I never have much more than just a picnic myself — then we can go across this afternoon , and maybe take tea to have on the island ?
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