Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] more than [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Money counts more than Monet in the 1990s . |
| 2 | Since aluminium expands more than steel the steel bolts had worked loose . |
| 3 | Matters were complicated by Yorick 's style : his consciousness did more than stream ; it gushed . |
| 4 | They lack the flexibility to do more than drag or pull on clothes . |
| 5 | Will it appeal to some teaching styles more than others ? 3 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 … |
| 8 | In relative terms , people forced to rely on public transport pay more than car users for their mobility . |
| 9 | But a coup took more than force . |
| 10 | Communicating effectively in business means more than familiarity with the language . |
| 11 | The 60-year-old former catering company director left more than Pounds 200,000 worth of debt , all of it spent on the other woman . |
| 12 | But to stay competitive , an enterprise needs more than productivity and effectiveness — it needs creativity . |
| 13 | And in recent years it is impossible not to see that Dale Thomas ' name occurs more than others , including being five times the Club Champion — winning on one occasion after a 60-hole match ! |
| 14 | Such an integrated approach , in which education encompasses more than schooling , is essential if educators are to play a positive role in rural development . |
| 15 | But that megawatt smile indicates more than contentment with her soaring career and bank balance . |
| 16 | Only one way to grab his interest — give him a Winston Churchill Commemorative Crown at the outset of our allotted five-minute interview and hope we have the chance to exchange more than names . |
| 17 | Moreover , according to a report by consultancy Price Waterhouse , in 1990 finance and retail companies slowed computer spending more than firms in any other sector ; the vast majority of Softwright 's business comes from these two areas , and long-established clients account for two-thirds of its turnover . |
| 18 | Quality matters more than quantity in the time you spend together . |
| 19 | As the Gospel narrative unfolds we are quickly made aware that the good news signifies more than rescue from divine wrath . |
| 20 | Life holds more than birth , copulation and death . |
| 21 | The conclusion of the tale : ( Trickery achieves more than force can do ) |
| 22 | London boroughs spent more than other metropolitan boroughs , which in turn spent more than county authorities . |
| 23 | As yet , Mitch was too occupied with the rope to do more than glance in their direction . |
| 24 | The debate on the role of the state has largely ignored the fact that state means more than government . |
| 25 | Youth project develops more than camera skill |
| 26 | Hincmar reveals more than Dhuoda about eating arrangements , and , incidentally , about the lay-out of the palace-complex . |
| 27 | The model represented more than Dr. Lorrimer who had been unkind to her and William , who had practically thrown them out of the laboratory . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Unemployment means more than poverty . |
| 30 | However , this book does more than foreground girls ' experience and the culture of femininity . |