Example sentences of "[adj] [vb base] [det] more [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could not deny her the comfort of this lie any more than he could deny her a piece of bread if she were starving . |
| 2 | Genesis is exhilarating and exuberant orthodox big-band music of a kind rarely played with such punch any more and the sharpness of the CD enhances the brash , headlong momentum of it — Tracey 's orchestras always sound as if they are going to work with the elan of Saturday night at the Savoy ballroom . |
| 3 | Indeed , such progress has not been common to all publishers — some still produce little more than typesetting tapes with cryptic codes labelling the various components of each entry , and little or no accompanying software or documentation for their search or extraction . |
| 4 | Though the rich spend much more than the poor on health care , the poor spend a much greater proportion of their income ( about 5% v 2% ) . |
| 5 | Both developments produced their frustrations , dangers and , for their shareholders , disappointed expectations , and both cost much more than estimated . |