Example sentences of "[verb] more [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | When the dark blue uniforms of a sergeant and constable appeared in the doorway , they stood out like sore thumbs , causing more than a ripple of interest from the somewhat less than friendly clientele . |
| 32 | ‘ To make you happy , Schätzchen , I would give more than a Brancusi , ’ Thomas said softly . |
| 33 | I would n't hesitate about going along to another of the band 's gigs where , it is to be hoped , the audience would give more than a round of applause for the amount of hard work put into the show . |
| 34 | As Winston Churchill put it : ‘ The French suffered more than the defence need suffer by their valiant and obstinate retention of particular positions . |
| 35 | Having had only two weeks in which to complete the work , Mr Chettle burned more than the midnight oil to finish it in time . |
| 36 | It was mizzling steadily , so I had lashed out on a minibus ticket , which cost more than a taxi would here . |
| 37 | You can choose glasses that cost more than the value of your voucher and pay the difference yourself . |
| 38 | You deserve more than a medal . |
| 39 | Good luck , Mr Greer , you deserve more than a medal . |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | He says more than a quarter of the people at the base were American . |
| 42 | Pan Am says more than a sale is involved ; it has a new marketing deal with United that will help prop up its other operations . |
| 43 | Arkwright certainly picked a great spot for his country residence : south facing and above a lazy curve in the river , with the high cliff opposite guaranteeing more than a modicum of privacy , and only five minutes from work ! |
| 44 | Whilst out selling with sales manager Anne King [ and sold £1,500 in two days ] , they had an appointment with a certain Mr Gomez who could n't speak more than a couple of words of English . |
| 45 | Do you know I 've served in the Army for thirty three years and I 've commanded every thing at every level in the infantry which both these gentlemen have been in , from a platoon right up now to a brig er brigade and I can honestly tell you that I have n't seen more than a couple of incidents of bullying in the whole of that time . |
| 46 | Peacock scored more than a quarter of United 's goals last season — many of them from midfield . |
| 47 | 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 . |
| 48 | Both sides are gambling because the defendant may be paying more than a judge would award at trial . |
| 49 | At regional level the western states have for months managed to wriggle out of paying more than a fraction of the growing unity bill . |
| 50 | perhaps this was because he could hardly see more than a yard in front of his face . |
| 51 | Her shoulder-length hair obscured her face , though Alice moved position to try and see more than a slab of cheek . |
| 52 | As she walked to it , Huy wished that he could see more than the slit in the dress revealed . |
| 53 | For there 's nothing the Scots enjoy more than the scoring of own goals . |
| 54 | It was particularly galling for the greens to see themselves overtaken by the extreme right National Front , which was being credited last night with 12.5 per cent of the vote but was not expected to win more than a couple of seats . |
| 55 | His band of defectors , called the Socialist Janata Dal , can not hope to win more than a handful of seats in the coming general election . |
| 56 | The list includes more than a quarter of the noctuid moths and ichneumonid wasps on the British list , a third or more of the hoverflies ( Syrphidae ) , butterflies and bumblebees , more than half the Serphidae ( also wasps ) , and six cf the seven social wasps ( Vespidae ) . |
| 57 | He could n't have had more than a couple of hours ' sleep . |
| 58 | Winners of the Treble Chance swooned at the sight of the cheque and were generally paraded to the Press and public as examples of how , at any minute , any humble citizen who had never had more than a day out at Blackpool could strike gold . |
| 59 | The marriage lasted only a few years , cut short by the death of Eliza ; when Robert returned to the same altar at St Leonard 's in January of 1837 as a widower , he must have had more than a flash of déjà vu . |
| 60 | It has had more than a century and a half to prove its worth in the demanding environments of Queensland , New South Wales and even the hot , dry north west of Western Australia . |