Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] more [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was easy enough to demand racial equality , fair distribution of the wealth of the world , or equal rights for women : none of those would happen tomorrow , and none of them involved more than the most superficial cosmetic surgery to make yourself credible . |
| 2 | I mean more than the nuclear umbrella and the massive and rapid reinforcement capability that America offers within a NATO structure . |
| 3 | Should n't worry you we alright , I want more than a c ake |
| 4 | Feminism is a given — but I want more than the political outline . |
| 5 | Any more than I give more than an irritated passing thought to turning up a heater when the temperature drops . |
| 6 | Er I think I am on version ten , I do n't know whether that 's one or two more than , but er , the officers have worked , worked very hard and I 'm very grateful to them , erm I 'm also very grateful to the primary heads , secondary heads , their own staff associations , and the representatives of the governors for whom Hilary , Bob and I have met , and er we 've listened very carefully to what they have to say and we 've done our modest best to er to er use their priorities as well as our own perhaps political one , we 've looked at the educational value er , I suspect more than the other two groups erm than the political sum . |
| 7 | ‘ I read more than the newspapers . |
| 8 | The night before his death I spent more than an hour with him and we spoke quietly of the future ; he wanted to be sure that Ray and I would look after Margaret , our step-mother , whom we had come to admire greatly for her devotion to Father . |
| 9 | CAN I PAY MORE THAN THE AGREED MONTHLY INSTALMENT ? |
| 10 | Q Can I pay more than the monthly instalment ? |
| 11 | Glancing back through what I have written so far , I detect more than a note of cynicism . |
| 12 | I had more than a casual interest in politics . |
| 13 | Actually , I had more than a hand in it ; I designed all of Crate 's new tube line , even though it does n't have my name on it . |
| 14 | ‘ Alex , what I need more than an apology is an explanation . ’ |
| 15 | There is surely something very odd about insisting that I need more than the fact that I love cats and hate dogs to decide which to have about the house . |
| 16 | I want you to see more than the cow . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , ’ concludes David , ‘ you got more than a quick response to that one ! |
| 18 | Admit you want more than a mere boy can offer . |
| 19 | The following are our special letter services which you should use when you want more than the ordinary letter post . |
| 20 | The following are our special letter services , which you should use when you want more than the ordinary post . |
| 21 | ‘ I think you deserve more than a certain amount of punishment for making me wet and nearly giving me a heart-attack — Do you know how difficult it would have been to get an ambulance out here to you ? ’ |
| 22 | You deserve more than a medal . |
| 23 | Good luck , Mr Greer , you deserve more than a medal . |
| 24 | At The American College in London you earn more than a degree — you receive an education with a career focus and individual attention from faculty who are professionals in their fields . |
| 25 | If you earn more than the LEL , you pay contributions on all earnings — a big disincentive to raising your hours , and therefore your pay , by that small amount . |
| 26 | Do not think that your horse will do better if you add more than the recommendations , the fact is that too much is more harmful than too little . |
| 27 | Urban Hype do it as well as anyone else , but you crave more than the Barney McGrew nonsense of ‘ Trip ( geddit ? ) |
| 28 | Erm you could n't put erm anything that was you know more than a small pedal bin size . |
| 29 | With our ingenious roofrack , you get more than a practical convertible . |
| 30 | Well , I , I wan na go skiing as well , so you get more than a day trip . |