Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] more than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as we leave the twentieth century and reflect on the last 100 years , we should expect more than a shallow gallery of designer fancies . |
| 2 | He would have to pretend , however , that Carole was as keen as he was that Amaranth should have more than a fair crack of the whip . |
| 3 | You 'll need more than a bottle of rum to get through this disaster of a voyage ! |
| 4 | What 's more , we 'll need more than a fair share of luck . ’ |
| 5 | I 'm sure it 'll cost more than a quid but seeing as you ca n't like get more than a mile long piece anyway so |
| 6 | But it 'll take more than a few bruises to soften him up . |
| 7 | It 'll take more than a tender touch to help the victims of the oily sea . |
| 8 | He 'll get more than a short back and sides at this men-only beauty salon . |
| 9 | ‘ I think it 'd take more than a lot of nomes and some string to fly it , anyway . ’ |
| 10 | Faithful to him , even if they would have to be apart sometimes , as he 'd be faithful to her , although he knew she 'd take more than a little convincing about that . |
| 11 | ‘ It 'd take more than a few facts to convince Dudley Ford that he 's mistaken ! |
| 12 | There could be a need to check forensic evidence , for example , or to prevent a suspect absconding , or to travel to a far-away police station where the investigation was being conducted , and any of these could take more than a day . |
| 13 | And it could take more than a change of luck to lift them off the bottom of the table . |
| 14 | I think you 'd get more than a t parking ticket looking at it for M O T wise if he get pulled . |
| 15 | Actually , Trevor could get more than a little noisy . |
| 16 | They were lovely clothes , beautifully made from fine materials , and if Ellie took a tuck with her hand at the back of the dresses , and turned the hems up a good six or nine inches , looking in the dressing mirror she could get more than a fair impression of how she might look once she too was a young woman . |
| 17 | ‘ To be honest , at first I did n't have a clue how long I 'd stay , ’ says Bassett , ‘ so I can understand why some locals did n't think I 'd last more than a season or so . |
| 18 | If only they could see me in the office now I 'd turn more than a few heads . |
| 19 | In 1989 Brazil faced a critical shortage of fuel alcohol , used to run more than a quarter of passenger cars , because the rise in demand ( 48 per cent since 1985 ) could not be met by the stagnating production of sugar cane . |
| 20 | Harper 's own wife would need more than a few such compliments when he reached home , for she had been adamantly opposed to her husband travelling to Brussels . |
| 21 | ‘ To make you happy , Schätzchen , I would give more than a Brancusi , ’ Thomas said softly . |
| 22 | I would n't hesitate about going along to another of the band 's gigs where , it is to be hoped , the audience would give more than a round of applause for the amount of hard work put into the show . |
| 23 | As before , when she was on the Northern Line , she thought there must be some rule , some operating law , that would stop more than a limited , controlled number getting in . |
| 24 | Thinking it had taken the old baggage long enough to show some concern , and it would take more than a few mumbled words to alter things . |
| 25 | Add the life and colour of cities such as New York , Washington , San Francisco and Vancouver , and this is a land it would take more than a lifetime to truly discover . |
| 26 | ‘ From what I 've seen of Officer Hassan , it would take more than a missing golf-club to prise him away from his suicide theory . ’ |
| 27 | It would take more than a sharp tongue to cut down Alexander Vass . |
| 28 | Today so few theatregoers travel by bus that it would take more than a strike of the red giants to kill anything on stage . |
| 29 | ‘ It would take more than a ring to get me into your bed , ’ she retorted furiously . |
| 30 | ‘ In places this size , you come away saying it would take more than a day to see them , ’ said Mr Craig . |