Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] more than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's much too late to make a pitch on consistency no one person knows or understands more than a fraction of one discipline among many anymore . |
| 2 | Because this cake mixture uses baking powder to make it rise rather than gradual incorporation of air while beating , make sure you do not overbeat the mixture or add more than the specified amount of baking powder — this would only serve to toughen the cake and make it heavy . |
| 3 | None of the proposals would raise overall retail sales or have more than a tiny effect on prices . |
| 4 | When one is ill it 's the knowledge that somebody cared enough to come and see one that matters more than the flowers and the lemon barley water . |
| 5 | You can choose glasses that cost more than the value of your voucher and pay the difference yourself . |
| 6 | MANY readers have made enquiries about Treble Chance entries that cover more than the popular 16-match total . |
| 7 | This is done as soon as some function is declared ( the simplest necessary declaration is that some solid entities are being entered ) and some volume exists , ie geometric entities that give more than a single coordinate value in each orthogonal direction . |
| 8 | Tactfully , he designed a 4–6–0 express passenger locomotive that owed more than a little to Jones 's influence , and it was very successful on the demanding gradients of the Perth–Inverness line . |
| 9 | Just as curry may have become identified as a traditional British dish with the blurring of ethnic and other socio-economic and demographic trends , there is an equal and opposite trend to identify positively regional specialities such as West Country farmhouse cheddar or Welsh lamb or Scottish beef as offering that bit more than the ‘ commodity ’ product . |
| 10 | Wearing the latest active weekend wear from Debenhams — the perfect survival kit for every man 's wardrobe — they prove that sporting more than a dash of style is no sweat . |
| 11 | or him that thought more than a handful |
| 12 | In France too , corruption has played a part , though so has the ennui that follows more than a decade of rule by one party . |
| 13 | Ron Evans had the idea that we should interview her in a terrace street that bore more than a passing resemblance to the famous TV set . |
| 14 | It easily unlocked his heart , one that bore more than the usual share of tragedy . |
| 15 | ‘ So what 's it to be ? ’ he asked in clipped tones that held more than a hint of impatience . |
| 16 | But there is little doubt in my mind that the future will only go to the large company if that large company is really able to release the energies and the synergies that ought to be a part of the grand design and make more than the sum of the parts . |
| 17 | This will mean adjusting the time outbound , and allowing more than a single drift on the outbound leg . |
| 18 | This rare and peculiar fossil looks rather like a sea-lily without arms , and has more than a passing resemblance to a tennis racket ! |
| 19 | If you see and screen more than a certain target number of patients you will get paid more . ’ |
| 20 | Her shoulder-length hair obscured her face , though Alice moved position to try and see more than a slab of cheek . |
| 21 | Others were less fortunate and spent more than a week exploring the delights of the Senegalese capital before completing their journey . |
| 22 | It deserves to succeed , and hints more than a little at a film soundtrack . |
| 23 | The educational background and training of chartered librarians in Britain has not been well understood by teachers , and in particular it has been noticeable how reluctant spokesmen of the School Library Association have been to acknowledge that some librarians have received a special training in work with children of school age , with materials for children of school age , and involving more than an acquaintance with the study of educational systems and methods and of child development . |
| 24 | James Boiling also returned career-best figures in that game , and deserves more than a regular one-day place . |
| 25 | They moved more than 3,000 tonnes of soil and sourced more than a 1,000 tonnes of clean building rubble , completing this task by the middle of January 1990 . |
| 26 | In a deal that will create America 's second-largest coal company and second-largest copper firm , Cyprus Minerals is paying between $1 billion and $1.4 billion , and assuming more than a $1 billion in debt , for loss-making Amax . |
| 27 | These children on the whole had greater problems and cried more than the Hungarian children who had been coming earlier and for longer . |
| 28 | Further , the failure of the police and courts to prosecute and convict more than a small proportion of rapists means that there is little effective legal deterrent . |
| 29 | She gave her mother fifteen shillings for her keep , and had more than a pound left to spend on herself . |
| 30 | This means that members in the Republic of Ireland who are over twenty five years of age and have more than a three year no claim bonus have had no increase in premium for over three years and for all other policyholder there has been no increase for over two years . |