Example sentences of "[verb] more than the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , a horse needs more than the space necessary to exercise both body and mind . |
| 2 | However , the preservation of a rape survivor 's anonymity needs more than the exclusion of the name . |
| 3 | The bureaucrat is assumed as a general rule to know more than the sponsor about factor costs and production processes involved in the bureau 's services . |
| 4 | Always be willing to ask questions of the material and demand to know more than the text is willing to divulge about people , places and events . |
| 5 | Even with Sackville 's favour Bowyer failed to secure more than the reversion in 1597 to the clerkship of the parliaments , the successful candidate averring that he was unfit ‘ by reason of a great imperfection he hath in his speech ’ . |
| 6 | It seems to me that unless you can convince yourself that a grouping of companies adds more than the sum of its parts , there is no raison d'etre for the company at all . |
| 7 | I was trained as a scientist , and there are times when science matters more than the individual . |
| 8 | In the area of booking contracts a form of damages has developed which may enable the guest to obtain more than the value of the contract . |
| 9 | Many industrial buying decisions involve more than the buyer and in some cases the technical specifier , production personnel and finance personnel are involved . |
| 10 | Medical care outside the hospitals grew in importance in the second half of the century , becoming more than the prerogative of the rich . |
| 11 | But nobody wants the culprits caught more than the victim . |
| 12 | If you earn more than the LEL , you pay contributions on all earnings — a big disincentive to raising your hours , and therefore your pay , by that small amount . |
| 13 | I walked down the aisle , sobbing uncontrollably , in a cream Wallis suit with hand-made replacement buttons costing more than the suit . |
| 14 | Secondly , it allowed them to make virtue out of a necessity by pushing law and order once more ideologically centre-stage as another area where the individual could do more than the State . |
| 15 | ‘ He ate more than the carpenter though , ’ said Tweedledee . |
| 16 | As Winston Churchill put it : ‘ The French suffered more than the defence need suffer by their valiant and obstinate retention of particular positions . |
| 17 | Having had only two weeks in which to complete the work , Mr Chettle burned more than the midnight oil to finish it in time . |
| 18 | You can choose glasses that cost more than the value of your voucher and pay the difference yourself . |
| 19 | What has happened is a swings-and-roundabouts operation , whereby last year pensioners received more than the cost of living that they had incurred , whereas this year they will receive less . |
| 20 | A team is a small group ( 6 to 8 people is a typical size ) who co-operate together in such a way that they accomplish more than the sum total of the individuals . |
| 21 | As she walked to it , Huy wished that he could see more than the slit in the dress revealed . |
| 22 | For there 's nothing the Scots enjoy more than the scoring of own goals . |
| 23 | Mr Marzio also maintains that the tax law affects more than the stream of gifts to museums . |
| 24 | And borrowers suffering from ‘ negative euqity ’ — owing more than the house is now worth — might do well to maintain their current monthly payments . |
| 25 | ‘ The only kind of central heating possible would be solid fuel and to install it would cost more than the cottage is worth . ’ |
| 26 | A number of software vendors such as Bitstream , Adobe and Microsoft themselves can supply extra fonts but they may cost more than the budget user can afford . |
| 27 | As there were cars to spare , if one was found with a defect , for which a replacement part might cost more than the cost of a licence , it was withdrawn particularly if the route on which it worked was nearing its closure . |
| 28 | The Chelsea Flower Show is probably not the most obvious place to pick up a bargain — lead lions rampant and Medici urns atop Corinthian columns must cost more than the Governor of the Bank of England earns in a week to transport there , let alone purchase . |
| 29 | Such ideas have probably influenced the process of teaching more than the content of courses in higher education , although they had a direct bearing on the original terms of reference of university extra-mural departments . |
| 30 | And you can control more than the heating , SECURITY LIGHTING , many WASHING MACHINES , DISHWASHERS AND TUMBLE DRYERS can all be programmed . |