Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] more than [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is common for fewer than twelve notes to be used over specific areas , or for certain notes to be repeated or used more than others , as long as the general non-tonal effect is maintained . |
| 2 | Daikin said he had indications from ‘ people involved in making a better South Africa ’ that ‘ if the tour were not to take place there are certain advantages that may flow from that decision , a highly attractive package for young South Africans of the future that involves more than cricket ’ . |
| 3 | Earlier centuries , in contrast , had an appreciation of the past that embodied more than nostalgia or antiquarian interest . |
| 4 | Some methods of treatment require plants that cost more than others . |
| 5 | There was a hatred for Beth within her ; a hatred that spanned more than Beth 's own lifetime . |
| 6 | The canal took 18 years to complete , twice as long as Telford had forecast , and cost more than double what he had estimated , but it was an outstanding engineering achievement for the time , even though the actual length of genuine canal that had to be dug was only 21 miles , since the navigable channel took advantage of existing lochs along the glen . |
| 7 | ‘ There you are then , ’ said Lydia , who had now been forced on several occasions to concede that Betty was not unsympathetic and understood more than Lydia would have thought her capable of . |
| 8 | I think his qualifiactions and experience more than match up to Kennedy . ’ |
| 9 | than a billiard ball but weighing more than Saturn . |