Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] more [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now the rhythm section 's so strong and permanent , we can almost deconstruct the songs and create more space in what we 're doing . ’ |
| 2 | More exercises and more repetitions are not the answer to correcting poor arm development — it is better to do fewer exercises and repetitions and to take more rest . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , sheep owners like Charlie Huckerby are worried about safety for their animals and fear more attacks could happen . |
| 4 | Then she dried her eyes and offered more tea . |
| 5 | It is short of funds and needs more support to spread awareness . |
| 6 | It has been estimated that up to 300 million tonnes of oil a year could be saved in the USSR by cutting waste , substituting gas for oil in industrial complexes and making more use of the vast coal reserves , but whether this will be achieved to any significant extent outside the essentially capitalist ethos where cost saving is an easily learned lesson , is doubtful . |
| 7 | They were away from home for six weeks and in that time covered thousands of miles , made over forty flights , attended a multitude of receptions , galas and banquets and shook more hands in walkabouts than could ever be counted . |
| 8 | Current areas of interest and concern include student employment and practical training , improving links with other European students through their Institutes and making more information accessible on the employment and student alternatives available to students . |
| 9 | Governments initiate education for the masses , and the masses in return are inspired with higher aspirations and demand more leisure time to enjoy their increased earnings . |
| 10 | The best that can be hoped is that the Senate and the House will agree on amendments to the law which will remove the gimmicks and inject more discipline into the process . |
| 11 | SF incoherence has been adopted by mainstream writers — from Borges to Rushdie , Doris Lessing to Woody Allen — as literacy and literary competence has developed and spread , and readers are prepared to accept more incoherence in texts and make more effort to resolve meanings . |
| 12 | He has steadily distanced himself from Mr Zhivkov 's heavy-handed policies and introduced more tolerance in Bulgaria . |
| 13 | Our supply base activities continue to evolve as offshore operators increasingly contract out non-core activities and delegate more responsibility to service companies . |
| 14 | so many exams and have more course work and now they 're complaining about cos it 's a hundred per cent course work in English , they 're complaining about that and they want to make it and a maximum thirty per cent course work within two years , or something something really stupid like that ! |
| 15 | Dolphins breathe far less frequently than humans , and compensate by taking deeper breaths and extracting more oxygen from the air they do take in . |
| 16 | Then Jamie coughs and offers more coffee . |
| 17 | He turned north and searched for more openings and found more troops . |
| 18 | We have seen above that it is possible that some individuals may wish to work fewer hours and take more leisure as a result of an increase in the real wage . |
| 19 | Instead aspirations at both district and unit level were confined to making relatively modest service improvements and getting more control over the quality of care provided to their residents by other districts . |
| 20 | The aim is to develop occupational health strategies and provide more opportunities for health promotion at work by offering , for example , exercise facilities and programmes , healthy food , no smoking zones and stop-smoking classes . |
| 21 | In 1939 , after several years of study , the Conservative government attempted to reorganize the rather inefficient operation of the two airlines and to encourage more competition . |
| 22 | Personally I think it should be restricted to about four weeks and get more exhibitions in there for wider variety and also there 's a number of er travelling exhibitions around the country that come down North er from up North down to the South to show around here that you can book these any time you want er I talked to somebody organised an exhibition in London and they are quite willing to come to Harlow you book us and we have nothing like this at all . |
| 23 | Does he further agree that there is a need to reopen neighbourhood police stations and to put more emphasis on community policing ? |
| 24 | They 're the ones that call radio stations and demand more airtime , scream when the station is not playing the new album , and eventually cause it to happen for you . ’ |
| 25 | Its aim was to improve safety , comfort , privacy and the quality of facilities in hostels and to encourage more groups with a shared interest , such as wildlife . |
| 26 | In theory , the government was pledged to promote more competition among airlines , with the aim of reducing fares and generating more services . |
| 27 | We must embrace change in the way we do things , to get better value for money to go to more places and cover more stories . |
| 28 | Labour 's Ministry for the Arts and Media will encourage Britain 's arts and their associated industries , including broadcasting and the press , to develop new ideas and attract more people . |
| 29 | He says the new set-up will benefit patients by cutting administration costs and freeing more money for health care . |
| 30 | There are , however , troubling reports that many are prone to bribe local officials and to use more home country nationals than their advanced rivals . |