Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] more than [art] " 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 | The Chelsea Flower Show is probably not the most obvious place to pick up a bargain — lead lions rampant and Medici urns atop Corinthian columns must cost more than the Governor of the Bank of England earns in a week to transport there , let alone purchase . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Sotheby 's Harry Dalmeny said : ‘ You ca n't estimate the price of notoriety , his Military Cross and other medals may fetch more than the £2,000 we estimated . ’ |
| 5 | You 'll need more than a bottle of rum to get through this disaster of a voyage ! |
| 6 | What 's more , we 'll need more than a fair share of luck . ’ |
| 7 | As there were cars to spare , if one was found with a defect , for which a replacement part might cost more than the cost of a licence , it was withdrawn particularly if the route on which it worked was nearing its closure . |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | But it 'll take more than a few bruises to soften him up . |
| 10 | It 'll take more than a tender touch to help the victims of the oily sea . |
| 11 | The young man put two half crowns and two pennies on the counter , saying as he did so , ‘ We 'll take more than the sweets away with us tonight . |
| 12 | He 'll get more than a short back and sides at this men-only beauty salon . |
| 13 | Secondly , it allowed them to make virtue out of a necessity by pushing law and order once more ideologically centre-stage as another area where the individual could do more than the State . |
| 14 | As she walked to it , Huy wished that he could see more than the slit in the dress revealed . |
| 15 | ‘ I think it 'd take more than a lot of nomes and some string to fly it , anyway . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ It 'd take more than a few facts to convince Dudley Ford that he 's mistaken ! |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | And it could take more than a change of luck to lift them off the bottom of the table . |
| 20 | I think you 'd get more than a t parking ticket looking at it for M O T wise if he get pulled . |
| 21 | Actually , Trevor could get more than a little noisy . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Females were particularly vulnerable in the ‘ falling in love craze ’ and could suffer more than the males as a result of their romantic encounters . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . |
| 25 | If only they could see me in the office now I 'd turn more than a few heads . |
| 26 | Old binders can still be found at farm sales , but few are in good working order and spare parts and canvases may cost more than the machines themselves . |
| 27 | A number of software vendors such as Bitstream , Adobe and Microsoft themselves can supply extra fonts but they may cost more than the budget user can afford . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | ‘ To make you happy , Schätzchen , I would give more than a Brancusi , ’ Thomas said softly . |
| 30 | 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 . |