Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] more [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Night fell , and after walking a few more miles down country roads , they finally arrived at an old house standing alone by a river . |
| 2 | If you practise in an area where rentcharges are common you 'll also need a few more forms ( see your law stationer 's catalogue or the Land Registry list of official forms ) dealing with these . |
| 3 | You 'd need a few more clues to establish her Oxford connections … but in fact she was a student here at Somerville College , winning a first class degree … and she was born in the city , here at Brewer Street . |
| 4 | He forbore to add that Poll might have earned a few more blows as the result of Sally-Anne 's intervention , to prevent her from involving anyone else in future . |
| 5 | The pension had attracted a few more guests than Herr Zimmerman 's complaints had given him to expect . |
| 6 | So we have to discuss the B-H curves , and I will include a few more things , but you must realize that there is a lot more to it . |
| 7 | They want a few more minutes . |
| 8 | I think it 's er wants a few more minutes so |
| 9 | She wants a few more screws in |
| 10 | She moved a few more inches and made another plan . |
| 11 | There was a lot of helpful feedback from these pieces so over the next few months I will try to provide a few more examples to expand this work . |
| 12 | Pat is planning to use her winnings to provide a few more kicks — by buying a Manchester United season ticket . |
| 13 | If the previous Labour Government in which he served had only caught a few more headlines and been as active in prison improvements and new prison building as all Conservative Governments since 1979 have been , his comments could be taken more seriously . |
| 14 | He would wait a few more minutes and then he 'd go . |
| 15 | ‘ You know , Mr Lytham , I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that my bequest might also wait a few more years . |
| 16 | The Lazio star , pictured left carrying a lot of extra poundage on his way to Rome two months ago , has shed more than a stone in weight since his £5.5million summer move from Tottenham — but he must wait a few more weeks before he returns to serious competition . |
| 17 | The American sat there , mouthed a few more obscenities before sinking into a deep sulk as he nursed his hurt pride . |
| 18 | I caught him up and tried a few more questions , but he 'd cut off communications . |
| 19 | At 4 × 22 watts , the V10 has a third more oomph than almost anything at the price . |
| 20 | But now , for the man who serves the famous … it 's back to serving the public of Swindon … after all John Reynolds has a few more strings to his bow . |
| 21 | He has a few more shocks coming his way yet . |
| 22 | And Dave Wotherspoon has a few more tricks up his sleeve , too . |
| 23 | Faye still has a few more days to consider the amniocentesis . |
| 24 | No there seems no logic in taking a , a long barrelled weapon er in as much as the team leader perhaps has a few more responsibilities than the other officers have and I would be going forward to handcuff whoever was in that bo er in that bedroom . |
| 25 | Show-jumping desperately needs a few more character horses . |
| 26 | ‘ It needs a few more minutes , so I think I 'll go upstairs , ’ she announced , throwing Luke a cool glance . |
| 27 | Declaring that she believed she was speaking for everyone , she expressed gratitude for the splendour of the hospitality provided by La Belle France , thanked the president personally , and added a few more words of the sort which well-brought-up people employ on such occasions . |
| 28 | Under cross-examination I added a few more details about my supposed activities . |
| 29 | I put a few more matches down . |
| 30 | PS Please , please print my letter and please put a few more Jennifer Capriati pictures in your magazine . |