Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] more than [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since aluminium expands more than steel the steel bolts had worked loose . |
| 2 | Matters were complicated by Yorick 's style : his consciousness did more than stream ; it gushed . |
| 3 | They lack the flexibility to do more than drag or pull on clothes . |
| 4 | Other people , such as the author of a book , do not have the right to do more than offer suggestions which are a few among the thousands possible . |
| 5 | To men who lived on what they could pick up from articles and reviews , the ultimate weapon implied more than lack of a showcase : it implied starvation … |
| 6 | In relative terms , people forced to rely on public transport pay more than car users for their mobility . |
| 7 | But a coup took more than force . |
| 8 | Communicating effectively in business means more than familiarity with the language . |
| 9 | But to stay competitive , an enterprise needs more than productivity and effectiveness — it needs creativity . |
| 10 | Such an integrated approach , in which education encompasses more than schooling , is essential if educators are to play a positive role in rural development . |
| 11 | But that megawatt smile indicates more than contentment with her soaring career and bank balance . |
| 12 | Quality matters more than quantity in the time you spend together . |
| 13 | As the Gospel narrative unfolds we are quickly made aware that the good news signifies more than rescue from divine wrath . |
| 14 | Life holds more than birth , copulation and death . |
| 15 | The conclusion of the tale : ( Trickery achieves more than force can do ) |
| 16 | London boroughs spent more than other metropolitan boroughs , which in turn spent more than county authorities . |
| 17 | As yet , Mitch was too occupied with the rope to do more than glance in their direction . |
| 18 | The debate on the role of the state has largely ignored the fact that state means more than government . |
| 19 | Youth project develops more than camera skill |
| 20 | For the best Russian account in more or less modern sound there is Rozhdestvensky on mid-price Olympia ; for tip-top recording quality again there is no good reason to pay more than mid-price — I suggest Skrowaczewski and the Hallé on Pickwick . |
| 21 | Unemployment means more than poverty . |
| 22 | However , this book does more than foreground girls ' experience and the culture of femininity . |
| 23 | His view of a robust plebeian culture embraces more than recreation , although the forms this took played an important and integrated role in a popular culture which represented a whole way of life . |
| 24 | The poll shows more than half ( 52 per cent ) think the economy will deteriorate under Labour . |
| 25 | In fact , do n't you agree that sometimes value matters more than cost ? |
| 26 | Brook argues that for repetition to turn into representation requires more than practice , more than craft , more than the power of word and gesture . |
| 27 | Without time to do more than yell in protest as he set off , Sarella launched herself after him and did her utmost to keep pace . |
| 28 | The material expands more than timber , so that special care should be taken to follow manufacturers ' instructions on methods or fixing . |
| 29 | In the formation of the partnership and in the baby 's increasing awareness of difference , the mother imparts more than nourishment and cleanliness ; she lays the foundation of a future ability to trust and hope , to enjoy with another and to be grateful to another for that enjoyment . |