Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adv] more [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a little more conversation , mainly expressing amazement at the splendour of Tamar 's circumstances , they urged their horses to a brisk pace and had no further chance to speak . |
| 2 | After a little more gossip , we said goodbye to the friendly Clays , and set off on our tour of the countryside . |
| 3 | Each has its own design style from classical through to modern fulfilling the individual requirement of the ever more design conscious consumer , and the increasing popularity of traditionally woven patterned carpets . |
| 4 | But it has to be said ( it has to be said ! ) wrote Harsnet , and Goldberg , typing , smiled to himself , it has to be said , wrote Harsnet , that if every project is likely , if not certain , to result in the addition of a little more shit to the shit that already exists , there is also the possibility , faint it is true but real , of the unexpected , and this is what delay makes possible and what the onward rush of time , the ever-increasing acceleration of time , perpetually denies , and in addition to the possibility of the unexpected appearing in the coils of delay , in addition to that , it has to be said , he wrote , that whatever the project , however trivial , however exalted , it will always say more than its maker knows , and , if genuine ( I will return to genuine ) , something will emerge which is distinct from whatever came before , from whatever elements went to make up the whole , a tone , a voice , which is not the tone or the voice of the maker but something else , something which , in my more optimistic moments , or perhaps my less clear-sighted moments , seems to be distinct from the shit though inseparable from it , a tone , a style , which links it to its maker 's other genuine ( I will return to genuine ) productions . |
| 5 | I 'm quite keen to make a distinction between what you might call victimless crimes and crimes with victims , and that it is , it seems to me , we want to move away from an older pattern in which the university had its ideas of how people should behave and tried to make them conform to those ideas , towards a much more complaint activated system of response , so that it 's the kind of behaviour find objectionable that the authorities may get drawn into looking at . |
| 6 | ‘ You know we sculptors like a little more mud , a little more substance . ’ |
| 7 | Now that the R40X and R20X have taken the radar world by storm , it 's time for a little more radar excitement … the R10X Radar . |
| 8 | But she longed for a little more excitement , and fell for the glitter of work as a croupier in one of the city 's casinos . |
| 9 | In fact mounting excitement sweeps him along impetuously enough to make you even wish for a little more restraint . |
| 10 | Socialism does not mean the equal distribution of misery ; but simply the desire for a little more wealth , a little more justice all around . ’ |
| 11 | We must rely , as heretofore , upon the social acumen of the judges ; but at the same time we are entitled perhaps to ask for a little more boldness in the formulation of principles . |
| 12 | Perhaps it was time for a little more reinsurance . |
| 13 | There are some very good authors in the list , but recalling that there has never been a good book on poppies or penstemons , one might wish for a little more innovation in such lists . |
| 14 | Although he was working on some big accounts — British Gas , Bankers Trust , Harris Queensway and Beecham — he was ambitious and keen for a little more action . |
| 15 | Thomas , his voice light , asked for his compliments to be sent to Cook , asked for a little more wine . |
| 16 | Melissa was hoping for a little more information , Robyn could see that . |
| 17 | For instance , in choppy water it is worth sacrificing your angle to the wind for a little more speed to punch through the waves . |
| 18 | Give me credit for a little more finesse than that . ’ |
| 19 | La Plante obviously enjoys writing tough , all-action thrillers but this latest epic was crying out for a little more subtlety and a couple of rounded characters . |
| 20 | La Plante obviously enjoys writing tough , all-action thrillers but this latest epic was crying out for a little more subtlety and a couple of rounded characters . |
| 21 | La Plante obviously enjoys writing tough , all-action thrillers but this latest epic was crying out for a little more subtlety and a couple of rounded characters . |
| 22 | On the whole , Kit ignored their questions , sued for a little more time , talked of harvests and animals ' breeding cycles . |
| 23 | for a little more time |
| 24 | But that alone did n't daunt my spirit , so I set off on the second day with a little more trepidation but just as much determination to learn to sail . |
| 25 | If societies wish to attract more members and cash , they may be well advised to treat the general public with a little more courtesy , even those who are only ‘ armchair ’ enthusiasts . |
| 26 | Someone younger and more handsome and with a little more stature in the world . |
| 27 | Others wander slowly into the ring of light with a little more awareness . |
| 28 | He decided to try to provide himself with a little more scope for an escape bid . |
| 29 | Perhaps a surgeon might normally have chosen somewhere with a little more style , but a young and newly-admitted man might not have been able to afford anything better . |
| 30 | I 'll tell you why cos the B B C there 's a directive just gone out I 've just been informed the B B C for quiz show hosts on the B B C to treat their guests with a little more civility . |