Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] more than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucy felt embarrassed and more than a little annoyed with her aunt . |
| 2 | Currently sport occupies a quarter of the BBC 's own production and 17 per cent of its total output , though the fees for broadcasting have risen by as much or more than a thousandfold for certain sports like tennis and golf . |
| 3 | He appeared to be very perplexed and more than a little frightened by what he saw in the lavatory window above him . |
| 4 | ‘ Out , ’ said Edwards with a nerve sharpened by cold and more than an hour in the company of Mrs Kathy Grogan . |
| 5 | At this moment , she realised , all she felt was cold and stiff and tired and more than a little queasy . |
| 6 | The tiles would be located after dinner when Thomas , who was heavy-lidded and more than a little cranky , had been put to bed . |
| 7 | About half these pupils are black and more than a third are girls . |
| 8 | It was uncanny and more than a little unnerving to watch : the perfect hunter at work . |
| 9 | In two hours or a little less , it would end , and Thorfinn would come in , a little drunk or more than a little drunk , as he could afford to be only in Caithness and Orkney , and so deliver himself , briefly , into her charge . |
| 10 | Kate , hurt and more than a bit shattered under his look of acute dislike , felt she had to try to justify her actions . |
| 11 | If you are female and more than a stone overweight , but have already been dieting and have lost a stone or more on any other slimming method . |
| 12 | His voice sounded husky and more than a little tired , but it brought her back to the present with painful clarity . |