Example sentences of "[adj] than a [noun sg] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | The programmatic development of the Copernican theory over more than a century has already provided us with one example . |
| 2 | A pub which has been run by the same family for more than a century has won an award for its traditional charm . |
| 3 | ‘ Numbers waiting more than a year have already been significantly reduced from 367 to 293 at the end of January , ’ said Mr Flook . |
| 4 | Since 1950 the number of those unemployed for more than a year has increased from 34,000 to more than a million at the start of this year . |
| 5 | The number of people out of work for more than a year has more than doubled since long-term unemployment began rising in October 1990 . |
| 6 | The government said that it was clear that Mr Athulathmudali was yet another victim of the Tigers , who for more than a decade have been fighting for a separate Tamil state on the island . |
| 7 | ALTHOUGH more than a week has passed since Hanson bought 2.82% of Britain 's ICI , the only certainty about that stake is that the world 's fourth-largest chemicals company will never be the same again . |
| 8 | The Russian plan , probably inspired by the offer of £200,000 from British conservation groups to buy Brightness and his beluga comrade , Gorgeous , who is still free , prompted a furious reaction from British campaigners who fought for more than a month to have the beluga airlifted from Turkish waters to the Arctic . |
| 9 | A cyclist held in prison in Nepal on forgery charges for more than a month has been released . |
| 10 | Never mind that numbers waiting for less than a year have risen , bringing the total number on waiting lists to almost a million — a new record high . |
| 11 | Leapor describes Armida : ‘ Today more holy than a cloister 'd Nun , / Almost an Atheist by tomorrow 's Sun ’ [ ML , 1 , 78 ] . |