Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] more than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That means Clarke will miss the Greenalls Lancashire Cup final in a fortnight , assuming Wigan beat Oldham in tomorrow 's semi-final and he receives more than a one-match ban . |
| 2 | The reader is invited to study this closely , since it illustrates more than the possible treatment of a pencil . |
| 3 | The formula can be extended to a pop group , as in Lester 's Beatles films , or Boorman 's Catch Us If You Can ( 1965 ) centred on the Dave Clark Five , but it looks more than a little shaky when applied to a more complex , not to say maudlin , character like that written by Shelagh Delaney for Albert Finney in Charlie Bubbles ( 1967 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ It looks more than a scratch . ’ |
| 5 | A third party may assert that it has more than a mere interest in a certain subject , since it has a legal right81 in the subject matter of the dispute , or a right granted under a treaty between the parties . |
| 6 | But he wants more than a few measly hundred — and I aim to see he does not get it ! ’ |
| 7 | He says more than a quarter of the people at the base were American . |
| 8 | It 's a par three and I 'm assured that it measures more than the hundred and forty yards required for us to be par three . |
| 9 | And now we look closer at Stan Gilligrew , he bears more than a passing resemblance to a certain well-known PR consultant . |
| 10 | He 's uglier than Corky , fatter than Phi and has less charm than Steve — in fact he bears more than a passing resemblance to Lucy ! |
| 11 | It costs more than a normal prescription , two or three times as much , one charge for each hormone they contain , yet means the difference between health or serious illness and peace of mind for you and your partner . |
| 12 | In the long run , of course , not only is this inefficient , but it costs more than the single , substantial investment . |
| 13 | ‘ If you try to tell someone one night he went to bed in one county and woke up in another and he was no longer a Yorkshireman , he gets more than a bit upset . ’ |
| 14 | It takes more than a shoestring to keep an essential component of the economy strong , say the Met , and other institutions concur . |
| 15 | It takes more than a few days but it goes again , just about . |
| 16 | ‘ It takes more than a poisonous soda to subdue me . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ It takes more than a few bruises , and a few kicks , to make people like us talk , eh ? ’ |
| 18 | IT TAKES more than a sending-off to halt the Portadown juggernaut these days . |
| 19 | It takes more than a bowl of water to get rid of Jesus Christ seeking you out to follow him and to receive him . |
| 20 | Given the massive contribution made daily by dedicated staff at the DMH it seems more than a touch insensitive to expect them to dip into their own pockets for the place as well . |
| 21 | The MGFV is paid back to Ford Credit , but if you 've kept the car in good nick and it fetches more than the MGFV then you keep any profit . |
| 22 | He does more than an ordinary caretaker would do at the small plastics company where he has worked for years . |
| 23 | On a good day a driver could make over $2.75 ; if he has a month of good days he earns more than a civil servant . |