Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] more [conj] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 and it grown and that 's it , no , they 've got ta bombard it with chemicals and all sorts , they want more and more but what 's the good of producing more and more , but all these people all over the world dying of hunger
2 almost see him sort of getting more and more annoyed just because she wo n't accept what he says .
3 Gayle Rubin has productively suggested that the whole idea of having more and less acceptable areas of consensual sexual activity is one of the concepts which ensures that the oppression of sexual minorities will continue .
4 Thus , though she had little intention of responding more than politely to any of the advances , she enjoyed the game : it made her feel human .
5 She suddenly recollected that she was now the wife of the director of a large company , and drew herself up with what she hoped was some dignity ; but she only succeeded in looking more than ever like a pouter pigeon .
6 I 'd hoped she 'd just pick me up and we 'd be on our way , but Ash had n't seen Aunt Ilsa for a long time and insisted on exchanging more than just pleasantries with her and Mr G.
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